Jane Darby Menton
@JDMenton
Fellow @carnegienpp and director of the Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference; prev @BerkeleyRisk PhD @Dept_of_POLIS, @OxfordMEC. Itinerant Floridian
For @CarnegieEndow I wrote about the perils of nuclear ambiguity, and what Iran (and the world) can learn from the saga of Iraq's nuclear program. TLDR: playing political football with international oversight rarely ends well for anyone: carnegieendowment.org/research/2024/…
David was incredibly kind to me when I was a CNN intern. We had long chats about the South, journalism, and diplomacy, and kept in touch over the years. I'll never forget his unprompted generosity, and the way he took me seriously when I was young and curious.
David Gergen, political insider who advised four presidents of both parties, has died at 83 cnn.it/3GxxnZq
🇺🇸🇮🇷☢️U.S. plans nuclear talks with Iran in Oslo next week, per two sources with knowledge. My report on @axios axios.com/2025/07/03/ira…
All of this + the IAEA also served as an internationally reliable source of info for countries without effective IC's or doubts over US, Israeli and ally services. Without an agreed IAEA baseline, we're also entering world of disputes that will hurt international response.
After decades of robust IAEA access to Iran’s nuclear program, we’re now entering a new and more dangerous phase. The task of understanding what’s happening at Iran’s nuclear sites, new and old, will fall entirely on intelligence organizations.
There is a price to pay for using force against Iran's nuclear facilities. With no political agreement that will give assurances to the international community regarding the enriched uranium and the remaining centrifuges, Iran will adopt the "North korean" model, and it will be…
Which was entirely predictable. Trump admin and Israel will now demand access to determine what happened to Iran's HEU and LEU stockpiles, residual enrichment capacity and uranium metal work, and Iran will likely refuse, leading to period of new threats or use of military force.
After decades of robust IAEA access to Iran’s nuclear program, we’re now entering a new and more dangerous phase. The task of understanding what’s happening at Iran’s nuclear sites, new and old, will fall entirely on intelligence organizations.
🔴 Iran president announced the suspension of cooperation with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). #BREAKING #BreakingNews
In my latest for @CarnegieMEC’s Diwan, I examine how Iran is reassessing its national security policy and defense priorities after the Israel-Iran war and U.S. strikes on its nuclear program. 🧵
If all parties, including Iran, aspire to more than a temporary respite between crises, they should prioritize restoring some degree of transparency, @JDMenton argues. foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/27/ira…
Échange riche et opportun avec 🇫🇷 Pres. @EmmanuelMacron. Avec une réelle possibilité de diplomatie et de dialogue sur l'Iran, toutes les parties doivent s'engager de manière constructive et résolue. Merci de soutenir le travail de @IAEAorg sur la non-prolifération dans le monde.
Avec le directeur général de l'Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique Rafael Grossi. La France est engagée aux côtés de l’AIEA dont le rôle est essentiel pour la sûreté et la sécurité nucléaire. Il est urgent que l’agence puisse reprendre sa mission en Iran.
Nous avons une réelle opportunité diplomatique sur l’Iran, que toutes les parties doivent saisir avec détermination, comme l’exige la situation. Échange important avec @jnbarrot de @francediplo ; reconnaissant du soutien 🇫🇷 à la mission de @IAEAorg sur ce sujet et au-delà.
My latest on Iran, uncertainty, and what nuclear speculation means for Tehran, Washington, and the region @CarnegieEndow
Deft diplomacy will be needed both to facilitate peace and to prevent metastatic uncertainty about Iran’s residual capabilities. foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/27/ira…
In today's @FT, I reflect on the implications of the joint Israeli-US attacks on Iran for a fragile and bruised nonproliferation regime on.ft.com/45Jehd3