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The impending exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union paves the way for strategic EU-Iran engagement that is separate from UK-Iran talks. The decision by British voters to leave the European Union coincides with improving relations between Europe and Iran. Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran's relationship with Europe's major powers has been characterised by periods of economic cooperation followed by near-complete disengagement. The nuclear deal struck between Iran and world powers in July 2015 - which the EU played a major role in negotiating - removed the economic sanctions that since 2006 have stood in the way of deeper ties. A new chapter in Iranian-European relations has already begun. But the impending exit of the United Kingdom from the EU further paves the way for a new paradigm in Europe's relationship with Iran: strategic EU-Iran engagement that is separate from, but parallel to, high-level UK-Iran talks. (Survival / SWP)

Serious efforts to achieve a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East would help Iran become more forthcoming in resolving questions about its own nuclear programme. (Survival / SWP)

Die historischen und konfessionellen Ursprünge der Spannungen zwischen den beiden Ländern, der Syrienkonflikt und die Maßnahmen, durch die regionale Stabilität erreicht werden könnte, werden erörtert und bewertet. (APuZ)

"Seyed Hossein Mousavian worked for over 30 years on diplomatic efforts between Iran and the West, alongside now-President Hassan Rouhani and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, serving as confidante, colleague, and peer. Here the former diplomat tells the insider history of the troubled relationship between Iran and the US. His unique firsthand perspective blends memoir, analysis and never before seen details of the many near misses in the quest for rapprochement. With so much at stake, the book concludes with a roadmap for peace that both nations so desperately need"--