Journal of Defense Management
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Abstract

Addressing Iran Ballistic Missile Program. Three Lessons from the Negotiation Over the Iranian Nuclear Program

Ndzana N Jean Yves

After deep and intense negotiations, Iran and the UN Security Council members together with Germany (P5 + 1) finally reached a “historic” agreement on Tehran’s controversial nuclear program two years ago. While this agreement foreshadowed a certain regional lull,there is an upsurge in tensions between Iran and its regional neighbours, and the bone of contention is its ballistic missile program.Regarding this issue, Trump administration, on the one hand, has firmly required from Iran a substantial change in its regional behavior, and foremostly the inclusion of its ballistic program in the nuclear agreement the package.