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Lessons From An American Prisoner In Iran: A Discussion With Xiyue Wang

Xiyue Wang, a PhD candidate at Princeton and AEI fellow, discusses what he learned about the Iranian regime, and efforts to appease and placate it, as an American prisoner in Iran.

The Caravan Notebook•March 23, 2021
Lessons From An American Prisoner In Iran: A Discussion With Xiyue Wang

The Biden Administration is eager to reverse the Trump administration’s policy of “maximum pressure” on Iran and reenter the Iranian nuclear deal, or JCPOA. Xiyue Wang, who spent 40 months as a prisoner in Iran on false charges of espionage, shares his criticism of this approach. What is the nature of the Iranian regime? What is problematic about “Obama-style engagement”? And what should U.S. policy toward Iran be?

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Cole Bunzel

Cole Bunzel

Wang Xiyue

Wang Xiyue

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