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The seventh installment of the Edgerton Series on Iran and Turkey, featuring an evening reception and discussion with Koichiro Tanaka, managing director and president of the JIME Center in the Institute of Energy Economics Japan.

Iranians reelected President Hassan Rouhani by a wide margin on May 19. Meanwhile, the Trump administration recently said that Iran is complying with the terms of the nuclear deal, but that the deal is still under review.

How will the outcome of Iran's presidential election shape its foreign policy? What do U.S.-Iran relations look like under the Trump administration?

Featuring:

Mr. Koichiro Tanaka, Managing Director and President, JIME Center, Institute of Energy Economics Japan (IEEJ)

Koichiro Tanaka is the managing director and president of the IEEJ's JIME Center, the only private institute in Japan specializing in research on the Middle East and North Africa region from a broad set of perspectives: politics, economy, society, security, and energy security. Read more.

Moderator:

Ms. Karen Richardson, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Karen Richardson worked at the White House as Associate Director in the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs from January 2009 to February 2014. Read more.

The Edgerton Series on Iran and Turkey aims to provide proactive and forward-looking solutions to some of the most complex local, regional, and global issues facing both countries today, through regular engagement in debates and discussions with the foremost experts in Turkish and Iranian affairs. The Edgerton Series is made possible by generous support from the Edgerton Foundation. We thank Dr. Bradford and Ms. Louise Edgerton for their continued support of and dedication to the Pacific Council.