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This podcast is part of an ongoing TCF series that explores progressive policy proposals for America\u2019s most pressing international priorities.\nAs part of our running series exploring in detail what an alternative progressive U.S. foreign policy would look like, on this episode of TCF World we turn to Iran. We analyze what an effective foreign policy toward Iran should look like, taking into account Iran\u2019s destabilizing record of expansion and militarism in the Middle East.\nTensions with Iran are as high as they\u2019ve been in decades, after U.S. President Donald J. Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal negotiated by his predecessor. Today, the most pressing matter is how to avoid an escalation with Iran that leads to war.\xa0\nIf and when this crisis passes, what are the options for salvaging the deal, or managing the fallout of its collapse? The original nuclear deal was negotiated in 2015 and is known by its formal title, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Many of the deal\u2019s supporters, including several candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination, argue that the United States should reenter the original deal after Trump is no longer in office. We explore how the original deal could be revived, or what could take its place if it has completely collapsed by the time Trump\u2019s successor takes office in 2021 or 2025.\xa0\nParticipants include:\nAriane Tabatabai, associate political scientist, RAND Corporation\nDina Esfandiary, fellow, The Century Foundation\nMichael Wahid Hanna, senior fellow, The Century Foundation\nThanassis Cambanis, senior fellow, The Century Foundation