US-Iran Tensions Escalate Amid COVID-19
Brookings' Suzanne Maloney and the German Marshall Fund's Ariane Tabatabai join Deep Dish to examine tensions between the United States and Iran and the future of the US-Iran standoff.
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Tensions between the United States and Iran continue to simmer amid the coronavirus pandemic. Iran is blaming US sanctions for its lack of medical supplies and recently harassed US warships in the Gulf, while the United States is threatening to increase economic pressure with additional sanctions. Brookings' Suzanne Maloney and the German Marshall Fund's Ariane Tabatabai join Deep Dish to examine internal politics and the future of the US-Iran standoff.
About the Guests
Ariane Tabatabai
Associate Political Scientist, RAND Corporation
Ariane Tabatabai is an associate political scientist at the RAND Corporation and an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security.
Vice President and Director, Foreign Policy Program, Brookings Institution
Suzanne Maloney is the vice president and director of the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, where her research focuses on Iran and Persian Gulf energy. She is a frequent commentator in national and international media and has advised both Democratic and Republican administrations on Iran policy.
Brian Hanson
Former Vice President, Studies
Brian Hanson served as the vice president of studies at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He managed the Council's research operations and hosted the Council's weekly podcast, Deep Dish on Global Affairs.