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In recent years, discussions surrounding US-Iran relations have centered primarily upon the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or the Iran Nuclear Deal as it’s colloquially known. For years, however, and even as the Biden administration attempts to renegotiate the JCPOA with the Iranian government, the US and its allies have engaged in a policy of assassinating Iranian scientists and military personnel, including those connected to Iran’s nuclear program. The high-profile January 2020 assassination of General Qasem Soleimani occurred outside of Baghdad, while most killings targeting high-ranking Iranian nuclear scientists have occurred within Iranian borders. The presumption seems to be that the targeting of Iranian officials and scientists is an effective prophylactic strategy with which to guard against a nuclear Iran. But the question remains: even if these killings are plausibly legal, are they strategically well-advised?

Join us for a discussion with Trita Parsi, founder and former president of the National Iranian American Council, co-founder and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.