AMNC26 Update on Iran

After nearly 50 years of on-off sanctions, proxy conflict and nuclear brinkmanship, tensions between the US and Iran reached an apex this year. As the situation evolves rapidly, many hope for a long-lasting peace agreement.

What would such an agreement look like and how would it affect the rest of the world?

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2026 in Dalian, China on 23-25 June, 2026. Watch it here:

Guests:

Cameron Abadi

Deputy Editor, Foreign Policy Group

Jason Bordoff

Founding Director, Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy; Professor of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University