The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and the Emirates Policy Center
Joint Zoom Conference
on
The Growing Iranian Threat to Regional and Western Security
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Monday, April 26, 2021
Full recording
Opening Remarks:
Contending with Weapons of Mass Destruction: From Saddam Hussein to Khamenei
Amb. Dore Gold – President, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
Solving the Iran Impasse, A Perspective from the UAE
Dr. Ebtesam al-Ketbi – President, Emirates Policy Center
Session 1:
Dealing with Iran’s Nuclear Challenge and the Continued Development of Iranian Missiles
Is Returning to the JCPOA Possible? What Should Be Done to Prevent Iran from Having a Military Nuclear Capability?
Dr. Olli Heinonen – former Deputy Director of the IAEA
Is Israeli and American Disagreement Inevitable?
Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser – Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
The American Perspective
Richard Goldberg – Senior Advisor, Foundation for Defense of Democracies; former Director for Countering Iranian Weapons of Mass Destruction at the U.S. National Security Council
Session 2:
Iran’s Regional and Domestic Challenges and its Malign Activities across the Middle East and North Africa
The View from Tehran – Internal Tensions Leading to the Elections, against the Background of Nuclear Negotiations
Djavad Khadem – former Iranian minister
The Role of Iran’s Presidential Elections and Regional Threats – an Israeli Perspective
Lt.-Col. (ret.) Michael Segall – Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
Session 3:
Emerging Naval Struggle in the Middle East (Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Arabian Gulf and the Indian Ocean)
The Emerging Naval Struggle in the Middle East
Admiral (res.) Yedidya Ya’ari – former Commander of the Israeli Navy and former CEO of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
