Avoiding Military Confrontation with Iran

ORG is committed and involved in creating high level dialogue. The aim of such an arena is for constructive exchange between a small number of individuals at a senior level in Iran, the US and the UK to help make a contribution towards unlocking the paralysis in the current negotiations.

The aim of creating this setting is to build a climate in which both informal and off-the-record discussions can take place. Critical to the effectiveness of these meeting is not to set an agenda or preconditions, but to generate an environment of mutual respect, within which different ways of understanding the conflict can be explored. It is hoped that common interests can be established and areas of mutual concern explored.

Whilst these conversations are unofficial and sit outside the diplomatic process, whenever appropriate, they will be fed back to governments in order to present new ways of thinking that can make a contribution to the resolution of the conflict.

ORG has published several reports, including Iran: Consequences of a War and Military Action Against Iran: Impact and Effects. We hosted Iran’s Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Dr Ali-Asghar Soltanieh, for a series of off-the-record consultations, meetings with NGOs and press interviews in the UK, in March 2007.