After nearly 50 years of on-off sanctions, proxy conflict and nuclear brinkmanship, tensions between the US and Iran reached an apex this year. As the situation evolves rapidly, many hope for a long-lasting peace agreement.
What would such an agreement look like and how would it affect the rest of the world?
Speakers:
Cameron Abadi, Deputy Editor, Foreign Policy Group
Mahmood Sariolghalam, Affiliate, Middle East Institute
Sanam Vakil, Director, Middle East and North Africa, Chatham House
Jason Bordoff, Founding Director, Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy; Professor of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University
This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2026 in Dalian, China on 23-25 June, 2026. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2026/sessions/update-on-iran/
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