Global Dialogue

The Tennessee World Affairs Council and Belmont University’s Center for International Business Present

“War Clouds in the Gulf: Colllision Course with Iran”

Ambassador Charles Bowers, U.S. Foreign Service (Ret)

LCDR Patrick Ryan, USN (Ret)

September 30, 2019

10:00-11:00 am

Note: This is a new schedule time for our Global Dialogue program.

Belmont University, Massey College of Business

Room MC 200A | Massey Business Center

Open to all

Active Paid Members: Free
Future Members: $10.00
Belmont Students and Faculty: Free

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THIS PROGRAM WILL FILL THE ROOM

The United States and Iran have flirted with conflict since the 1979 Islamic Revolution often resulting in direct combat as during the 1980s “Tanker War.” The country again found itself headed toward conflict with the cancellation of U.S. participation in the Iran nuclear deal, the JCPOA. In recent months tensions were ratcheted up with Washington’s “Maximum Pressure” campaign and Tehran’s attacks and seizures of merchant vessels and downing of an American UAV in waters near Iran. Now there’s a causes belli between American ally Saudi Arabia and Iran following the devastating attacks against strategic oil installations in the Kingdom. Whether the strikes originated from Iranian forces or Iranian backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, as claimed, it is apparent the United States and Iran are closer than ever to a military showdown.

Join us for this timely and insightful Global Dialogue conversation with career U.S. Foreign Service Officer Amb Charles Bowers and career Navy Intelligence Officer LCDR Patrick Ryan to dissect the crisis, looking at the background and context of the diplomatic and military moves that inform us about the potential for conflict and the consequences.

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Convenient Parking Available

Park at Belmont’s Inman Center/North Garage (Directions at this Link). From Inman Garage take the Inman Building elevator to the second floor. Turn left to cross the pedestrian bridge to the Massey Business Center. Room MC 200A.

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