Update on Iran

June 24, 2026
09:00–09:30 (Asia/Shanghai time zone)

About this session

After nearly 50 years of on-off sanctions, proxy conflict and nuclear brinkmanship, tensions between the US and Iran reached an apex this year. As the situation evolves rapidly, many hope for a long-lasting peace agreement. What would such an agreement look like and how would it affect the rest of the world?

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Speakers

JB
Jason Bordoff
Founding Director, Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy; Professor of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs
School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University
MS
Mahmood Sariolghalam
Affiliate
Middle East Institute
SV
Sanam Vakil
Director, Middle East and North Africa
Chatham House

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