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Can Trump Get a New Nuclear Deal With Iran?
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- MATTHEW SHARP is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Nuclear Security Policy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- NATE SWANSON is a Resident Senior Fellow and Director of the Iran Strategy Project at the Atlantic Council.
- Washington Has More Demands—and Tehran Has More Leverage
MATTHEW SHARP is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Nuclear Security Policy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He worked on nuclear issues at the State Department and at the National Security Council in the Obama, Biden, and both Trump administrations.
NATE SWANSON is a Resident Senior Fellow and Director of the Iran Strategy Project at the Atlantic Council. He served as Director for Iran at the National Security Council from 2022 to 2025. In the spring and summer of 2025, he served on the Trump administration’s Iran negotiating team.
Washington Has More Demands—and Tehran Has More Leverage
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