Mark Fitzpatrick is an Associate Fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Until 2019, he was Executive Director of the IISS Americas office and head of the Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Policy Programme. Before IISS, he had a 26-year career in the US Department of State, including as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Non-Proliferation (acting). He has produced ten books relating to proliferation, including as co-author of "Uncertain Future: The JCPOA and Iran’s nuclear and missile programmes (2019). On Twitter: @MarkTFitz
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![Iran's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ambassador Ali Asghar Soltanieh reacts as he addresses a news conference during a board of governors meeting at the United Nations headquarters in Vienna June 6, 2012. A senior Iranian official expressed hope on Wednesday that his country and the U.N. nuclear watchdog would soon be able to seal a framework agreement to resume a stalled investigation into Tehran's disputed atomic activities. REUTERS/Herwig Prammer (AUSTRIA - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2012/q3/RTR336EE.jpg/RTR336EE.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=7BAYTLSX)
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