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What the Iran-Iraq War Tells Us about the Future of the Iran Nuclear Deal

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Published: Summer 2017

An Iranian woman prays at the graves of unknown soldiers who were killed during 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, at the Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery just outside Tehran, Iran, Thursday, March 20, 2014.

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Western policymakers and scholars have underestimated the Iran-Iraq War’s effect on Iran’s nuclear policy. Iranian histories of the war and interviews with Iranian officials show how the war led Iran to distrust the international system and emphasize self-reliance. Understanding this history can help U.S. and other Western policymakers to ensure that Iran continues to implement the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action limiting its nuclear activities.

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Ariane M. Tabatabai and Annie Tracy Samuel, "What the Iran-Iraq War Tells Us about the Future of the Iran Nuclear Deal," International Security, Vol. 42, No. 1 (Summer 2017), pp. 152–185.

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History International Relations International Security & Defense International Security Program Iran's Nuclear Program Middle East & North Africa Nuclear Proliferation U.S. Foreign Policy

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Ariane M. Tabatabai and Annie Tracy Samuel, "What the Iran-Iraq War Tells Us about the Future of the Iran Nuclear Deal," International Security, Vol. 42, No. 1 (Summer 2017), pp. 152–185.