The Growing Iranian Threat to Regional and Western Security

The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and the Emirates Policy Center

Joint Zoom Conference

The Growing Iranian Threat to Regional and Western Security

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Monday, April 26, 2021

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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

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The Jerusalem Center

Israeli Embassy in London Was the Target of Foiled Iranian Terror Plot

The Israeli Embassy in London was the target of a terror plot by five Iranian nationals who were arrested by British police last weekend, according to people familiar with the matter. The five men were detained on Saturday on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act, in an operation led by the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terror Command.

4:31pm

The Jerusalem Center

Biden’s Gaza Humanitarian Aid Pier Injured Far More US Service Members Than Previously Reported

Over 60 U.S. military personnel were injured and one killed during the construction and deployment of former President Joe Biden’s humanitarian aid pier off the coast of Gaza, indicating that the failed project was more dangerous than previously believed, according to a new report released by the Pentagon Inspector General on Tuesday.

4:30pm

The Jerusalem Center

Syrian Leader Says Country Has Held Indirect Talks with Israel

President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria said on Wednesday that Syria had held indirect talks with Israel to contain escalating tensions, days after Israeli jets struck the capital, Damascus, amid deepening sectarian violence inside the country.

4:29pm

The Jerusalem Center

Marco Rubio To Close State Department’s De Facto Palestinian Embassy

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will dissolve the State Department’s Office of Palestinian Affairs (OPA), a Biden-era creation that elevated relations with the Palestinian Authority. In the early hours of Hamas’s October 7 attack, the OPA called on Israel to stand down and forgo any retaliation.

4:27pm

The Jerusalem Center

Houthis say U.S. “Backed Down” and Israel Not Covered by Ceasefire

A senior Houthi official has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim the Yemeni armed group “capitulated” when agreeing a ceasefire deal, saying the U.S. “backed down” instead.

4:21pm

The Jerusalem Center

Vice President Vance: Iran Can Have “Civil Nuclear Power” but No Weapon

Vice President JD Vance said at a conference in Washington on Wednesday that Iran can have a “civil nuclear program” but not a “nuclear weapons program,” offering yet another confusing signal about the Trump administration’s position on Iran’s nuclear capabilities as negotiations with the Islamic Republic are set to enter their fourth round.

4:16pm

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The Growing Iranian Threat to Regional and Western Security

The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and the Emirates Policy Center