Nuclear Talks and Hidden Pressures: Diplomacy, Sanctions, and the Struggle for Agreement in the Iran Nuclear Crisis

The negotiations over Iran's nuclear program stand among the most complex diplomatic undertakings of the twenty-first century — conducted simultaneously at the table and through back channels, shaped as much by domestic political pressures in Washington, Tehran, and Brussels as by the technical details of uranium enrichment and inspection regimes.

This book reconstructs the full arc of nuclear diplomacy between Iran and the West, from the initial European-led talks of the early 2000s through...