The future of diplomacy between the US and Iran depends on giving mediators the backing needed to make agreements stick.


Professor of Public Policy, Hamad Bin Khalifa University; Senior Associate Fellow, RUSI; and Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Johannesburg.
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