Commentary
Jane Darby Menton
Research
Book Review of Enduring Hostility: The Making of America’s Iran Policy
A review of a detailed account of how antipathy toward Tehran has assumed a life and logic of its own in Washington, DC.
Published on Jun 26, 2026
About the Author
Jane Darby Menton
Fellow, Nuclear Policy Program
Jane Darby Menton is a fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and director of the Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference.
- Europe Should Not Let Nuclear Nonproliferation Die
- Two Wars Later, Iran’s Nuclear Question Is Still on the TableQ&A
Jane Darby Menton, Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar
Recent Work
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