Dr. Michael Doran

Dr. MICHAEL DORAN, Former Senior Director at the National Security Council, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon, and Current Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute:

• Will the snapback sanctions really occur?  
• Responding to the President's view that this deal closes the path to a bomb. 
• Looking back at arms treaties with the USSR to gauge how successful this current deal will be

PART TWO:

• False argument that Iranian leader’s desperation to hold onto power has turned them into the “ultimate pragmatists”
• Bait and switch method of selling the deal to the American public all a reflection of Obama’s retracted view of U.S. foreign policy
• Following his reelection, the President’s activation of a secret line of communication with Tehran regarding the right to enrich uranium 

PART THREE:

• How ineffective American foreign policy has helped Iran gain influence in the region
• To what extent is Iran a threat to the U.S., the Middle East, and international order?
• Tehran’s current progress on its hegemonic ambitions, specifically in Iraq and Syria

PART FOUR:

• A plan for Syria and what comes next if Bashar al-Assad falls from power
• Unparalleled distance in the U.S.-Israel relationship under President Obama
• The prospects of a regional war after a belligerent Iran is strengthened by this deal
• Advice for Congress as members debate how to vote on the Iran agreement
• Why the alternative to this agreement is not war