SPOTLIGHT

This BICOM paper by Dr. Paul Rivlin argues that Iran’s acquisition of nuclear weapons would not only change the strategic balance in the Middle East and beyond but would also pose serious threats to the British economy.

By defining a clear red line for Iran’s nuclear programme, Netanyahu is clarifying the circumstances under which he would take military action, but also making clear to Iran and the international community how it can avoid that eventuality.

This comprehensive briefing provides background on the Iranian nuclear programme, the threat posed by Iran to the West, and the direct threat posed by Iran to Israel.

Key points Israel has not made a decision to take military action against Iran’s nuclear facilities. Following a summer during which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…

In this article first published by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, BICOM Senior Visiting Fellow Brig. Gen. (ret.) Michael Herzog analyses the intensive debate in Israeli policy circles over the possibility of a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

This article by Toby Greene was first published by The Huffington Post UK on 13 July. It argues that the reported comments by MI6 chief Sir John Sawyers, that Iran would likely achieve nuclear weapons by 2014, only confirm what is indisputable to anyone who looks at the evidence.

BICOM Senior Associate Fellow Brig. Gen (ret.) Michael Herzog briefed journalists on 19 June on the talks in Moscow between the P5+1 powers (US, Russia,…

On Tuesday 12 June, Ambassador Dennis Ross was interviewed by BICOM Senior Research Fellow Professor Alan Johnson. The interview covered key policy issues facing Britain, Israel and the United States.

In this timely and detailed paper, BICOM Senior Visiting Fellow Brig. Gen. (ret.) Michael Herzog proposes ways to maximise the chances of success in P5+1 talks to move the Iranians back from their nuclear threshold capacity.

This article by Toby Greene was first published by The Huffington Post UK on 6 April. It argues that with regard to Iran, we should not be reassuring ourselves with the thought that a situation akin to the Cold War is an acceptable outcome.

In this blog Alan Johnson examines the dilemma faced by Israeli leaders whether or not to conduct a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities.

In this analysis Toby Greene looks at the wider context of the Obama-Netanyahu meeting.

The latest quarterly report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Iran’s nuclear programme was circulated yesterday. It revealed that Iran has installed new…

Iran announced yesterday that it had upgraded its centrifuges for enriching uranium at the Natanz nuclear plant, in a move which could significantly speed up…

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei yesterday dismissed the possibility of direct talks with the United States over Tehran’s nuclear programme. The possibility of such a…

Following an apparent air strike in Syria in the early hours of Wednesday morning, the White House warned the Syrian government not to transfer weapons…

Iran has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it intends to install a second-generation centrifuge at the Natanz nuclear plant, in a move…

Speaking at the annual dinner of the United Jewish Israel Appeal, Prime Minister David Cameron acknowledged the danger that a nuclear Iran poses to the…

The European Union (EU) is expected to approve a major new set of sanctions against Iran today, in an effort to curb Tehran’s nuclear development…

To discuss the impact of sanctions on Iran, ahead of Iranian parliamentary elections, BICOM’s Head of Research and Analysis, Toby Greene, interviews Meir Javedanfar, a leading independent expert on Iran, and author of ‘The Nuclear Sphinx of Tehran.’