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