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On Friday, June 13th, just days before the sixth scheduled round of US–Iran talks over the country's nuclear energy program, Israel carried out a series of punishing airstrikes in many different parts of Iran. The bombings were unprecedented in targeting Iran's nuclear energy infrastructure, and have since expanded to target Iranian state television, the energy industry, and high-rise apartment buildings. Israel's bombing campaign has so far killed over 240 people, and has scuttled US–Iran nuclear diplomacy—at least for now. In response, Iran has launched drones and missiles at Israel, killing over 20 Israelis. Now, the escalating conflict, which has prompted thousands of Iranians to flee their homes and brought Israelis into bomb shelters, threatens to grow even deadlier as news outlets report that the Trump administration is weighing a US strike on Iran.In this episode of On the Nose, senior reporter Alex Kane assesses Israel's war with Daniel Levy, president of the US/Middle East Project, and Ellie Geranmayeh, the Deputy Director for the European Council on Foreign Relation's Middle East and North Africa program. They discuss the Trump administration's position on the conflict, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's war goals, and where the region might be heading in the wake of this bombing campaign.Articles Mentioned and Further Reading“Israel Built Its Case for War With Iran on New Intelligence. The U.S. Didn't Buy It,” Alexander Ward, Lara Seligman, and Dustin Volz, The Wall Street Journal“How Trump Shifted on Iran Under Pressure From Israel,” Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Mark Mazzetti, and Ronen Bergman, The New York Times“America First or Israel First? Will Trump Join Netanyahu's War on Iran?” Daniel Levy, Zeteo“Europe must act now to prevent a major war between Israel and Iran,” Ellie Geranmayeh, European Council on Foreign Relations“Unpacking the Rift Between Trump and Netanyahu,” Alex Kane, Jewish Currents“

Israel has attacked Iranian military and nuclear sites, claiming Tehran was close to producing a nuclear weapon. Tehran says it's a declaration of war. So, how far will it go with its response? And what does it all this mean for its nuclear ambitions? In this episode: Ellie Geranmayeh, Senior policy fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations. Ali Vaez, Director of the Iran Project, International Crisis Group. Samuel Ramani, Defense Analyst, Royal United Services Institute. Host: Cyril Vanier Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

Talks are expected soon between European powers and Iran on its nuclear programme.Days later, the man who tore up the last agreement, Donald Trump, will return to the White House. So where do things stand - and what does each side want? In this Episode: Hassan Ahmadian, Professor, University of Tehran. Ellie Geranmayeh, Deputy Director of MENA Programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations. Trita Parsi, Executive Vice President at the Quincy Institute in Washington DC. Host: Imran Khan Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook At Al Jazeera Podcasts, we want to hear from you, our listeners. So, please head to https://www.aljazeera.com/survey and tell us your thoughts about this show and other Al Jazeera podcasts. It only takes a few minutes!

For the past few months, the United States has been trying to broker a groundbreaking bilateral deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel. Iran, meanwhile, is forging an ever closer and ever more dangerous partnership with Russia. Finally, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt were invited to join the BRICS this summer – and are turning more and more towards the east. In short, the Middle Eastern order has shifted towards multipolarity. In this week's episode, Mark Leonard welcomes Ellie Geranmayeh, senior policy fellow and deputy director of ECFR's Middle East and North Africa programme, and Alistair Burt, pro-chancellor of Lancaster University and former UK minister of state for the Middle East and North Africa. Together, they discuss the power dynamics that are shaping the Middle East's embrace of multipolarity. Who are the winners and losers in these power shifts? How are China and Russia exploiting them? And what can Europe do to pursue its own interests in a region that has become much more comfortable with hedging? This podcast was recorded on 12 September 2023. Bookshelf: A Year on from the Mahsa Amini Protests: Where Iran is headed and the Implications for Western Policy | Ellie Geranmayeh And then what?: inside stories of 21st-century diplomacy | Catherine Ashton Assad | Con Coughlin 1923 | Ned Boulting

The third episode of ECFR's WOMENP mini-series looks at domestic dynamics and the human rights situation in Iran a year after nationwide protests erupted following the death of a young woman, Mahsa Jina Amini, in police custody. The podcast unpacks how power dynamics between state and society have shifted since, and its implications on the country's leadership. How have Iranians continued with acts of resistance and civil disobedience despite the large scale crackdown by authorities? How has the West has responded, and what more can European countries do to tangibly support activists and human rights defenders inside Iran? In this episode, ECFR's Ellie Geranmayeh speaks to Tara Sepehri Far, Iran and Kuwait researcher, Middle East and North Africa division, Human Rights Watch; Sussan Tahmasebi, executive director, FEMENA; and Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House. This podcast was recorded on 30 August 2023. Suggested reading by experts: The Protests Inside Iran's Girls' Schools by Azadeh Moaveni Iran's Hijab-Industrial Complex by Kourosh Ziabari We-change.org, by multiple authors The Uncaged Sky by Kylie Moore-Gilbert Bureaucraft: Statemakers in Amman and Baghdad by José Ciro Martínez, Omar Sirri

The second episode of ECFR's WOMENP mini-series considers the geo-economic trends in the Middle East and emerging opportunities following recent developments, such as the detente between Iran and Saudi Arabia and the new government in Iraq almost one year after its formation. Does Iran seek and stand to benefit economically from the opening with the Arab world? How do broader dynamics, including the United States' sanctions framework limit these prospects? In which areas would investments by the Gulf Cooperation Council in Iran benefit the Iranian people? Will Iraq be a testing ground for economic cooperation? In this episode, ECFR's Ellie Geranmayeh speaks to Nadereh Chamlou, non-resident senior fellow, Atlantic Council and Sheikha Najla Al Qassimi, director of the Global Affairs Division, Dubai Public Policy Research Centre (B'huth). This podcast was recorded on 12 July 2023. Suggested reading by experts: Liberalism and Its Discontents by Francis Fukuyama A political economy of the Middle East by Alan Richards and John Waterbury On China by Henry Kissinger

The first episode of ECFR's WOMENP mini-series brings together leading experts to discuss what can be expected from Iran and Saudi Arabia's de-escalation after the two countries signed an agreement to normalise relations last March and following the recent Arab League Summit. What are Iran and Saudi Arabia hoping to achieve with this deal, especially in view of the US election next year? What factors changed to lead Saudi Arabia to the table? Is there consensus in Iran on the de-escalation and normalisation with Riyadh? How does the region view Iran following the latest nationwide protests? In this episode, ECFR's Ellie Geranmayeh speaks to Roxane Farmanfarmaian, lecturer in international politics, Cambridge University; Yasmine Farouk, non-resident scholar, Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Dania Thafer, executive director, Gulf International Forum; and Sanam Vakil, director, MENA programme, Chatham House. This podcast was recorded on 22 May 2023. Must read and see items suggested by experts: The Swimmers Iran-Saudi Arabia reconciliation can help the Middle East's climate change fight, by Ellie Geranmayeh English, by Sanaz Toosi Women, Peace and Security – Gulf Perspectives on Integration, Inclusion and Integrity, by Dania Thafer Creative Insecurity, by Dania Thafer Grand Delusion, by Steven Simon Holy Spider Leila's Brothers Arabicity - Contemporary Arab Art, Edited by Juliet Cestar, Rose Issa

On this episode of Intrigue Outloud, Ellie Geranmayeh joins Ethan Plotkin to discuss how the Iran nuclear deal fell apart, and how Western governments can negotiate with the Iranian regime without undermining the protests against it.Ellie Geranmayeh is a senior policy fellow and deputy head of the Middle East and North Africa programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations. She focuses on European policy in relation to Iran, particularly on the nuclear and regional dossiers and sanctions policy."We still need a nuclear deal with Iran. Protests don't change that" by Ellie (Washington Post)

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell's visit to Teheran in June was meant to revitalise negotiations around the Iran nuclear deal. But the talks, which recently resumed in Doha, remain mired in mistrust and intransigence from both sides. For this week's podcast, Mark Leonard has assembled a team of Iran experts to take stock of the negotiations in Qatar: ECFR senior policy fellow, Ellie Geranmayeh; former Iranian diplomat and security and nuclear policy specialist at Princeton University, Hossein Mousavian; professor of Middle East studies and international affairs, Vali Nasr; and the director of International Crisis Group's Iran project, Ali Vaez discuss the latest developments and evaluate different possible outcomes and their consequences. Is there any chance of breaking the stalemate without escalation? And what will be the impact of the upcoming midterm elections in the US? This podcast was recorded on 1 July 2022. Further reading: - Borrell in Tehran: How to overcome three obstacles to the Iran nuclear deal By Ellie Geranmayeh Bookshelf: - Iron net: Digital repression in the Middle East and North Africa by James Lynch - Born in Blackness by Howard W French - Master of the Game by Martin Indyk - Republics of Myth by Hussein Banai, Malcolm Byrne, And John Tirman Cover image: EU High Representative Josep Borrell visits Iran · Image by European Union, 2022

On May 10, 2022, NIAC hosted Ellie Geranmayeh of the European Council on Foreign Relations, Kelsey Davenport of the Arms Control Association, and sanctions attorney Tyler Cullis for a live discussion on the state of the Iran nuclear negotiations moderated by NIAC's Jamal Abdi. The panel discussed  the Trump-era sanctions that are holding up the nuclear agreement, the imminent proliferation risks if there is no deal, and how politics may be preventing Biden from reaching the finish line. More information is available here.

This week, Ploughshares Fund's Hale Fellow Angela Kellett sits down with Shalonda Spencer, Executive Director of Women of Color Advancing Peace, Security and Conflict Transformation (WCAPS). In honor of Mother's Day, she discusses the burden that is often imposed by nuclear weapons and security issues on women and children. On Early Warning, Tom Collina is joined by Ellie Geranmayeh, senior policy fellow at the European Council for Foreign Relations. She discusses the four year anniversary of Trump's withdraw from the Iran deal and the actions the Biden Administration should take on the JCPOA now.

New York Times Correspondent David Sanger and European Council on Foreign Relations Deputy Fellow Ellie Geranmayeh join Christiane Amanpour to discuss the implications of Iran's new president-elect Ebrahim Raisi and his hardline politics. Art curator Antwaun Sargent talks about "Social Works," his first exhibition for the Gagosian gallery in New York. Renowned astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi speaks to our Hari Sreenivasan about how he overcame the odds and escaped a life of crime, which he details in his new memoir, "A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars." And finally, In "The Walk," a massive new theater piece spanning eight countries and 5,000 miles, a giant puppet of a refugee girl named Amal travels all across Europe. Writer and Producer David Lan explains the heroic journey of Little Amal.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

On this week’s episode of Black Diplomats, host Terrell Starr does what very few American journalists do - talk to Iranians about Iran. Iran is surrounded by nuclear armed adversaries and American military bases. It is reasonable for them to feel threatened, but that’s a perspective we rarely hear in the U.S. media, because we keep being force fed the same crewcut white boys going on about the mullahs. Today we have two Iranians and a nuclear policy analyst on to provide some context to the conversation. Negar Mortazavi is an Iranian-American journalist, columnist for The Independent, and host of the Iran Podcast. Ellie Geranmayeh is a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations who advises governments and companies on developments with the Iran nuclear deal. They both have deep personal and family ties to Iran that inform their understanding of these nuanced issues. Michelle Dover is the host of the Ploughshares Fund podcast and a nuclear non-proliferation expert who has followed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action from its first draft. They get into the details of the JCPOA, the current status of the deal after Trump pulled the US out, Biden’t plans, and what peace in the Middle East could look like. This is a great episode that fills a lot of gaps left by the standard American reporting. Thank you for listening!

The election of Joe Biden presents an opening to strengthen transatlantic diplomacy on Iran. Biden has already outlined his intention to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran, primarily by ensuring the US re-joining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), from which the US unilaterally withdrew under outgoing President Trump. However, to what extent can and will Iran policy be a priority of the incoming administration? What can Europeans do to bolster transatlantic diplomacy on Iran? This week Mark Leonard is joined by Nasser Hadian, professor of political science at the University of Tehran, Ilan Goldenberg, director of the Middle East Security Program at the Center for a New American Security and ECFR’s Ellie Geranmayeh, deputy head of our Middle East and North Africa programme to discuss these issues. This podcast was recorded on 2 December 2020. Further Reading: “A call for Europe to bolster transatlantic diplomacy on Iran”, a joint statement by ECFR Council Members: https://buff.ly/3qfKrFC On Iran, the Next Administration Must Break With the Past by Elisa Catalano Ewers, Ilan Goldenberg, and Kaleigh Thomasin Foreign Affairs Bookshelf: • “Losing the Long Game: The False Promise of Regime Change in the Middle East”, by Philip H. Gordon • “A Promised Land” by Barack Obama

Ellie Geranmayeh from the European Council on Foreign Relations joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the potential fallout from the killing of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. Then, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg breaks down what a Biden presidency means for the Alliance. Turning to the arts, actor Wendell Pierce speaks to Amanpour about the film “Between the World and Me.” Author Scott Galloway talks to Hari Sreenivasan about his new book and how he thinks the coronavirus pandemic will impact education, health, and society. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

‘one track of my work is trying to bring different strands of people in different societies together… to look at the same problem from different angles and hopefully try and find some creative solutions' In this podcast episode, Justine is joined by Ellie Geranmayeh, Deputy Director for the MENA programme and Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, to talk about conflict resolution, bringing together stakeholders with diverse views, and what we can learn for the next phase of the Iran Nuclear Deal. Ellie advised European governments and companies on the nuclear negotiations between Iran and world powers from 2013-2015 and is regularly quoted by international news outlets. You can read Ellie's full bio at https://www.ecfr.eu/%20profile/category/ellie_geranmayeh

--Moderator, Ambassador William Luers, US Foreign Service (Retired), Director, The Iran Project --Dr. Gary Sick, Senior Research Scholar, Columbia University’s Middle East Institute and Adjunct Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs --Ellie Geranmayeh, Senior Policy Fellow and Deputy Program Head, Middle East and North Africa Program at the European Council on Foreign Relations --Host, LCDR Patrick Ryan, USN (Retired), President, Tennessee World Affairs Council This special edition of the TNWAC Global Dialogue: International Speakers series presents a conversation about current developments in relations with Iran. Ambassador Bill Luers will moderate a conversation with Professor Gary Sick of Columbia University and Ellie Geranmayeh of the European Council on Foreign Relations. Iran remains at the center of U.S. decision makers attention in the Middle East as Tehran grapples with the effects of Washington’s “Maximum Pressure” campaign and the catastrophic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Meanwhile Tehran continues its “Maximum Resistance” response through maritime provocations, space vehicle (potential ICBM) launches and backing Iraqi militias that are in conflict with U.S. forces. This Tennessee World Affairs Council Webinar is part of the “CxC Amplified: Ideas Summit – Putting the World Back Together Again” — a weeklong series of virtual events organized by the 90+ councils of the World Affairs Councils of America.

The annual Munich Security Conference was themed "Westlessness" defining “a widespread feeling of uneasiness and restlessness in the face of increasing uncertainty about the enduring purpose of the West”. Is the West becoming less relevant in global affairs? Are the West’s international partnerships endangered? And if so, what will the world look like in the future? Our Director Mark Leonard is joined by an all-star ECFR cast including Janka Oertel, Ulrike Franke, Ellie Geranmayeh and Jeremy Shapiro, for a very special episode recorded straight from the MSC – and covering everything from 5G, China, Iran and the future of Europe’s transatlantic relationship. Further readings Land of the lost: My trip to the Munich Security Conference by Jeremy Shapiro Europe, 5G, and Munich: The China challenge and American mission by Janka Oertel ​Facing the West’s Demons: The 2020 Munich Security Conference by Mark Leonard Westlessness: Lessons from the Western Balkans by Majda Ruge Charm defensive: Macron and the Germans at the Munich Security Conference by Jana Puglierin This podcast was recorded on 15 February 2020. Picture (c) MSC/Becker

With the US-killing of the Iranian military leader, Qassem Soleimani, the Middle East has been yet again sent in the heart to geopolitical uncertainty and frenzy. What does the killing mean for the future of the region, the Iran Nuclear Deal and the US role within it? Was there a strategy behind this offence and if yes, what kind? How should Europe react? In a special podcast edition, Mark Leonard talks with our senior policy fellows Ellie Geranmayeh, Jeremy Shapiro and Julien Barnes-Dacey about the implications for the neighbouring countries, Europe’s mediation role and whether there is a chance for de-escalation. This podcast was recorded on 6 January 2020. Bookshelf: - "Crisis in Iran will drive wedge between Europe and Washington" by Ellie Geranmayeh: https://www.politico.eu/article/crisis-in-iran-will-drive-wedge-between-europe-and-washington/ Picture (c) sayyed shahab o din vajedi/wikicommons

In this episode, live from Brussels, Ellie Geranmayeh is standing in for our host Mark Leonard to discuss Iran’s further withdrawal from the 2015 Nuclear Agreement. After the Iran Strategy Meeting meeting, she met with Hossein Mousavian (Princeton University), Ilan Goldenberg (Center for a New American Security) and Nasser Hadian (University of Teheran) to analyse the responses coming from the US and European governments, in particular from France. By marking the 40th anniversary of the Iran Hostage Crisis, they look back on how this has shaped the Iran-US relations in the past 4 years. Moreover, after one year, how has the re-imposition of the US sanction impacted Iran domestically? This podcast was recorded on 6 November 2019. Bookshelf: - "The United States Overthrew Iran’s Last Democratic Leader" by Roham Alvandi & Mark J. Gasiorowski - "U.S. Maximum Pressure Meets Iranian Maximum Pressure" by International Crisis Group - HBO Series “Our boys” Picture (c)Tasnim News Agency

This week, ECFR director Mark Leonard discusses with experts Ellie Geranmayeh and Julien Barnes-Dacey the French president Emmanuel Macron's bold initiative: Europeans are now to explore a credit line for Iran to entice the sanctions-battered country to keep abiding by an international nuclear deal. But the US and president Trump are sceptical. Bookshelf: "Crashed" by Adam Tooze "21 Lessons for the 21st Century" by Yuval Harari "Eric Hobsbawm: A Life in History" by Richard J. Evans The podcast was recorded on 6 September 2019 Picture: MSC / Balk

The second episode of ECFR's summer series on strategic sovereignty explores the critical challenge that secondary sanctions pose for Europe, due to the Trump administration's maximalist position on Iran. Joining Mark Leonard for a lively discussion of economic statecraft are Ellie Geranmayeh, a senior policy fellow at ECFR, Henry Farrell, a professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University and Elizabeth Rosenberg, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. They discuss how Europe could reduce its vulnerabilities to U.S. secondary sanctions, which — in the future — could target countries that are more important to the European economy, such as China and Russia. This podcast was recorded on Tuesday, 23 July 2019. Photo: Trump announces his decision not to certify under the Iran Nuclear Agreement Act, October 13, 2017. Retrieved from https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/president-trump-announces-iran-strategy/

Mark Leonard is joined by Ellie Geranmayeh, deputy head of ECFR’s MENA programme, Hossein Mousavian, former Iranian diplomat and scholar, and Ilan Goldenberg, director of the Middle East Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) and former Pentagon official. They explore the latest development around the JCPOA, the European and Iranian point of views, and scenarios for potential US-Iran escalation. The podcast was recorded on 14 May 2019. Bookshelf: 60 days to save the JCPOA by Ellie Geranmayeh https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_60_days_to_save_the_jcpoa_iran_nuclear_deal There Is Still Time for Diplomacy With Iran by Ilan Goldenberg and Elizabeth Rosenberg https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/05/10/there-is-still-time-for-diplomacy-with-iran-united-states-trump/ It’s Time for the Leaders of Saudi Arabia and Iran to Talk by Hossein Mousavian and Abdulaziz Sager https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/opinion/saudi-arabia-iran.html Picture: (c) European Union

Mark Leonard speaks with Ellie Geranmayeh and Dr Kayhan Barzegar about Mohammad Javad Zarif’s resignation, and the current political situation in Iran. Bookshelf: Becoming by Michelle Obama https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562881/becoming-by-michelle-obama/9781524763138/ Reading Lolita from Tehran by Azar Nafisi https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/290/290466/reading-lolita-in-tehran/9780241246238.html Let the swords encircle me by Scott Peterson https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Let-the-Swords-Encircle-Me/Scott-Peterson/9781416597285 Films: The Insult https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Insult_(film) No Man’s Land https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Man%27s_Land_(2001_film) About Elly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/About_Elly A Separation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Separation Picture credit: Iranian and German foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif and Frank-Walter Steinmeier meeting in Tehran by Tasnim News Agency, via Wikimedia https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FM_Javad_Zarif_meeting_German_FM_Frank-Walter_Steinmeier_in_Tehran_139411132358185167028224.jpg, CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Mark Leonard speaks with Adam Baron, Ellie Geranmayeh and Julien Barnes-Dacey about Yemen caught in the midst of a regional conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia. The podcast was recorded on 19 June 2018. Bookshelf: Tribes and Politics in Yemen by Marieke Brandt https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/tribes-and-politics-in-yemen/ Yemen: The Unknown War by Dana Adams Schmidt https://www.amazon.com/Yemen-war-Dana-Adams-Schmidt/dp/B0006BVM3W Afghanistan: Between Hope and Fear by Paula Bronstein http://www.paulaphoto.com/book--afghanistan--between-hope-and-fear/Book-cover_final/ No Turning Back by Rania Abouzeid https://www.raniaabouzeid.com/book/ Picture credit: This neighborhood where more than 100 buildings have been damaged has brought attention to the plight of Yemeni blacks with neighboring communities coming to witness the damage - Sanaa - Oct-9-2015.png by Almigdad Mojalli/VOA [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:This_neighborhood_where_more_than_100_buildings_have_been_damaged_has_brought_attention_to_the_plight_of_Yemeni_blacks_with_neighboring_communities_coming_to_witness_the_damage_-_Sanaa_-_Oct-9-2015.png

Mark Leonard presents highlights of the ECFR event “Can Europe save the Iran Deal?” with Ellie Geranmayeh, Norbert Röttgen, and Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger. Picture credit: German Foreign Minister Steinmeier, EU High Representative Mogherini, and Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif Stand for a Group Photo After EU, P5+1 Reached Iran Nuclear Agreement in Austria.jpg by U.S. Department of State [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:German_Foreign_Minister_Steinmeier,_EU_High_Representative_Mogherini,_and_Iranian_Foreign_Minister_Zarif_Stand_for_a_Group_Photo_After_EU,_P5%2B1_Reached_Iran_Nuclear_Agreement_in_Austria.jpg

Mark Leonard speaks with Iran expert Ellie Geranmayeh about what might happen after Donald Trump has decided to withdraw US support from the deal. The podcast was recorded on 10 May 2018. Bookshelf: After Trump’s Iran decision: Time for Europe to step up by Ellie Geranmayeh Picture credit: Donald Trump by Gage Skidmore via flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/27151950503, CC by SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made fresh allegations against Iran, adding to mounting pressure on the 2015 nuclear deal. What might be the impact on Iran, and for US and European businesses, if the agreement is ultimately scrapped?We hear from Iran itself and what the threat of fresh sanctions has done to the country's currency, the money in ordinary people's pockets, and their hopes for the future. But is the average Iranian actually better off since the lifting of sanctions three years ago? Ellie Geranmayeh, from the European Council on Foreign Relations, tells us the promised economic progress hasn't really materialised. One reason is that huge pressure is still being put on firms not to do business with Iran. Californian entrepreneur Honor Gunday, CEO and founder of online money transfer platform Paymentwall, says his firm received a surge of interest from the Islamic Republic after sanctions were lifted, but that he was warned off by US lobby organisations. We speak to one of those, United Against a Nuclear Iran, and its president David Ibsen. Plus, what next for the nuclear deal? UK sanctions lawyer Nigel Kushner and Ellie Geranmayeh tell us we could be in for many months of renegotiations and a possible trans-Atlantic split on the issue.(Picture: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reveals what he says are Iran's "secret nuclear files". Credit: Jack Guez, Getty Images)

With US President Donald Trump threatening to impose more sanctions, Iran remains frozen out of much the international financial system despite the 2015 nuclear weapons deal.Ed Butler speaks to a British businessman who has plenty of would-be Iranian buyers of his oil equipment, but who cannot get paid into his UK bank account. Sanctions lawyer Nigel Kushner explains why most international banks still steer clear of Iran, despite the lifting of sanctions, plus Ellie Geranmayeh of think-tank the European Council on Foreign Relations explains the latest diplomatic rumblings.(Picture: Iranian rial banknotes, alongside US one dollar bills; Credit: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images)

ECFR's director Mark Leonard checks in with ECFR's Policy Fellows Ulrike Franke and Ellie Geranmayeh after the first day of the Munich Security Conference 2018. They discuss the hot topics so far - European defence, the end of the liberal order and technology - and give an outlook on the more explosive discussions related to the Middle East that will be discussed on Sunday. The podcast was recorded on Friday, 16 February 2018. Bookshelf Munich Security Report 2018: To the Brink - and Back MSC2018 Opening Statements by Ursula von der Leyen and Florence Parly Jim Walsh: Why North Korea and Iran get accused of nuclear collusion Franklin Foren: World Without Mind - The Existential Threat of Big Tech Picture: MSC / Kuhlmann

Ruth Citrin speaks with Ellie Geranmayeh, Julien Barnes-Dacey and Hugh Lovatt, about the state of play in the MENA region and the considerations for Europeans after one year in office of US president Donald Trump. The Podcast was recorded on 16 January 2018. Picture credit: Trump by IoSonoUnaFotoCamera is licensed under CC BY SA 2.0 https://www.flickr.com/photos/83057948@N07/26009193562/in/photolist-FCkV6L-NVxLvj-VYXpv2-GguJP6-HCnKry-a3a9YQ-nWr2DW-HXBx8Y-apZyru-7o6WNB-EPQuJw-SbxDCQ-RKdLNK-nYn4pw-HP8bYL-dV17w1-DaT9p-e2ZSd7-RN8DV7-5DZKYC-bVyENc-dYSF23-nFZfRC-4e1Eyi-nYtFkv-nYbr6Z-fcB6dX-HTAjK4-ccVYwf-3yHW5B-nGRjja-TdR7qJ-nFZdoj-BCPJRr-4TnFNP-SFdTgE-ampjJL-f654mJ-HWmtVH-ebaouS-7YoVX8-JcRv1G-2Bq6y-KWS9-QXfjmm-QRnMwW-SVt9VL-CwCef8-XSy877-Ri9sYQ

Mark Leonard speaks with ECFR Policy Fellows Hugh Lovatt, Ellie Geranmayeh and Julien Barnes-Dacey about reactions to Trump’s recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and the new divergence between Washington and Europe across the Middle East. Bookshelf: The Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks Gaza: Preparing for Dawn by Donald Macintyre No Knives in the Kitchen of this City: A Novel by Khaled Khalifa

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard talks with ECFR’s head of MENA programme Ruth Citrin and Iran expert Ellie Geranmayeh about the consequences of Trump's decision to decertify the Iran nuclear deal and the responses that Europe can make to avert another nuclear crisis. The podcast was recorded on 13th October 2017. Bookshelf: Peter Frankopan, The Silk Roads: A New History of the World Deidre Berger et al., ‘In Spite of It All, America’, in the New York Times and Die Zeit, available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/11/world/europe/germany-united-states-trump-manifesto.html?ribbon-ad-idx=5&rref=world/europe&module=Ribbon&version=origin®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Europe&pgtype=article

On the podcast this week: Washington Correspondent Suzanne Lynch on the latest scandal to embroil Donald Trump's White House. Iran analyst Ellie Geranmayeh on the issues and candidates in next weekend's presidential election. Voters are unhappy that the lifting of sanctions made possible by last year's nuclear deal is yet to deliver much economically. And from Russia, Isabel Gorst on massive protests in the streets of Moscow against the demolition of thousands of Soviet-era homes. Could it be the start of a broader civic movement?

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks with ECFR's Middle East and North Africa Progamme Director, Ruth Citrin, and ECFR Policy Fellows, Ellie Geranmayeh and Hugh Lovatt, on the cards that the EU can play if the U.S. walks away from the table. The podcast was recorded on 13 January 2017. Bookshelf: Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See Naguib Mahfouz, Children of the Alley: A Novel Aeyal Gross, The Writing on the Wall: Rethinking the International Law of Occupation Deutsche Asset Management, Backlash against globalization: Déjà vu? Picture: Wikimedia

Mark Leonard speaks with ECFR Middle East experts, Hayder al-Khoei and Ellie Geranmayeh, who have just returned from Iraq about the battle for Mosul and prospects for post-conflict reconciliation.

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard first speaks with David Sanger, journalist from the New York Times, about what Donald Trump would mean for the future of the United States, and the NATO alliance. In the second part of the podcast he speaks with Kadri Liik and Ellie Geranmayeh about the new “power couple” Russia and Iran, and their relations in the Middle East. The podcast was recorded on the 15 and 27 September 2016.

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks with ECFR policy fellows Ellie Geranmayeh, Julien Barnes-Dacey and Mattia Toaldo, about the recent talks in Vienna where foreign minister met up to discuss Libya and the growing threat of ISIS in the country, and about new developments Syria. Bookshelf: In the light of what we know by Zia Haidar Rahman Trilogy by Elena Ferrante Dateline Baghdad by Luke Baker Forces for good by Leslie Crutchfield and Heather McLeod Grant Five films that will help you understand the modern Arab world by Shohini Chaudhuri Intervening better: Europe’s second chance in Libya by Mattia Toaldo The seventh sense: Power, fortune and survival in the age of networks by Joshua Cooper Ramo Picture: Flickr/European Parliament The podcast was recorded on 23 May 2016.

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard speaks to Christian Koch, director of the Gulf Research Center Foundation, Marc Lynch, Professor of Political Science at George Washington University, and Ellie Geranmayeh, ECFR policy fellow, about the recent breakdown of diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Bookshelf: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka The Other Saudis – Shiism, Dissent and Sectarianism by Toby Matthiesen Joyriding in Riyadh – Oil, Urbanism, and Road Revolt by Pascal Menoret Taxi Tehran (Film) by Jafar Panahi Picture: Flickr/Stuart Rankin

ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to Daniel Levy, director of the MENA programme, and to policy fellows Julien Barnes-Dacey and Ellie Geranmayeh, about the Iran nuclear agreement and Geranmayeh's new policy brief 'Engaging with Iran: A European agenda'. Picture: Flickr/European External Action Service

ECFR policy fellow Ellie Geranmayeh is in Vienna where the nuclear talks between Iran and six major powers are being held. She speaks to Kelsey Davenport, director of Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association, and gives an update on the state of the nuclear negotiations. Picture: Flickr/European External Action Service

ECFR's director Mark Leonard speaks to ECFR Middle East experts and policy fellows Ellie Geranmayeh and Julien Barnes-Dacey about the geopolitics of ISIS and the role of the West. Cover art (CC)Flickr/Marines - https://www.flickr.com/photos/marine_corps/5416100651/in/photolist-9fAW2H-65DExN-6rj8Zh-62yNbs-8MmJkq-9yiFZe-pHYeK-do64N-8ENPYF-71KfqD-8tjf2m-9gERc8-pLTKPN-5YQ6Hk-pxF3UR-3nbnzX-AuFXQ-ssxkPj-65vQmD-65xRZw-65C5vL-ooca2q-62tQrZ-e2B8xH-bBnQxm-6cuVnH-RTiTF-3H7SQM-bDD2rG-bTdSue-quQp7-62BBZo-i2FeKZ-brmEXj-7fp88L-htW9aA-j2Z99A-hsTYzJ-iB5REd-pLqqC5-eW2vv5-65tyxM-prxEot-pajLvZ-bjLebU-qc43bt-bxzn1H-bjEsPh-psWoCK-2LtB4

On 2 April in Lausanne, world powers and Iran declared the parameters of a comprehensive nuclear deal, offering greater detail than expected. The US has re-asserted its commitment to traditional allies while suggesting a new equilibrium needs to be found in the region. Paul Pillar, Senior Fellow at the Center for Security Studies at Georgetown University and at the Brookings Institution, Ali Vaez, senior analyst on Iran at International Crisis Group, Ellie Geranmayeh, MENA policy fellow at ECFR, and Mark Leonard, director of ECFR explore the potentially game-changing developments.