Meeting

Open to Debate Collaboration: Unresolved—The Iran Threat

Friday, February 16, 2024
Kaveh Sardari/CFR
Speakers
Michael S. Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, Hudson Institute

Barbara Slavin

Distinguished Fellow, Middle East and North Africa, Stimson Center; CFR Member

Ray Takeyh

Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Presider
John Donvan

Moderator-in-Chief, Open to Debate 

Introductory Remarks
Michael Froman

President, Council on Foreign Relations

Middle East Program

In a collaboration between CFR and Open to Debate, panelists debate the threat of Iran to global security. Did Biden’s diplomacy fail? Can Israel live with a nuclear Iran? Does Iran pose a challenge to the global order?

Open to Debate is the nation’s only nonpartisan, debate-driven media organization dedicated to bringing multiple viewpoints together for a constructive, balanced, respectful exchange of ideas. Open to Debate is a platform for intellectually curious and open-minded people to engage with others holding opposing views on complex issues.

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