March 19, 2020
Podcast: Richard Goldberg on the Future of Iran Policy
By Tikvah Podcast at Mosaic, Richard GoldbergThe foreign-policy expert joins us to talk about how to slow down Iran's march toward nuclear weapons—without getting entangled in a military confrontation.
This Week’s Guest: Richard Goldberg
For decades, Iran has financed terrorism, civil war, and repression throughout the Middle East—and even in Europe and Latin America—while at the same time working to develop nuclear weapons for itself. What can the U.S. do to pressure Iran to stop this reign of chaos? And how can it do so without involving American forces in a costly and dangerous military confrontation?
In this podcast, we are joined by Richard Goldberg, a senior advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. He looks at the future of America’s Iran policy, focusing in particular on one tool in the American arsenal: economic sanctions. Mr. Goldberg and our guest host, Talia Katz, discuss how the Trump administration’s sanctions build on the foundations laid by previous administrations, and how they differ.