Richard Nephew

Richard Nephew was the lead sanctions expert for the U.S. team negotiating with Iran. He is now a senior research scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University.

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The ‘Worst Deal Ever’ That Actually Wasn’t

It is true that Iran’s behavior in the region has not improved. But it is also true that this behavior cannot be attributed to the nuclear deal.
- Philip Gordon and Richard Nephew
- July 14, 2017