Diplomacy, sanctions and soft power have failed to deter Iran’s anti-West agenda − could a new Iranian president change that?

By Nakissa Jahanbani, Adjunct Lecturer, Pennsylvania State University, Penn State
Daniel P. Colletti, Instructor of American Politics, United States Military Academy West Point

Iran’s presidential election on June 28 may provide Tehran an opportunity to press reset on foreign policy issues after years of increasing hawkishness. Indeed, a key campaign issue has been the extent to which the candidates may – or may not – pivot to more engagement with the West.

While the supreme…

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