Mark Fitzpatrick

Restoring the JCPOA would not resolve the underlying issue of Iran’s past nuclear weapons work. It would, however, prevent Iran from being able to dash for a weapon now. al-monitor.com/originals/2022…

Israel’s attacks on Iran changed everything — or did they? @MarkTFitz @IISS_org iranintl.com/en/202511218873

@bbcpersian always asks me good questions.

آژانس بین‌المللی انرژی اتمی: ایران می‌تواند ظرف چند ماه غنی‌سازی اورانیوم را از سر بگیرد. آیا ایران هنوز یک تهدید هسته‌ای است؟ مارک فیتزپاتریک، پژوهشگر ارشد موسسه بین‌المللی مطالعات استراتژیک

I stopped posting on X, so come follow me on BlueSky: marktfitz.bsky.social

Sad news: former long time NK News author Dennis Halpin died recently Thanks to @MarkTFitz and @freekorea_us for sharing their memories. RIP Dennis! 🕯️ nknews.org/2024/05/dennis…

In dark moments like these, I am reminded of Mike Elleman, a colleague at @IISS_org who passed away way too soon. Mike was the greatest missile expert, and he taught me (a complete amateur in defence matters) a lot about missiles, missile defence and UAVs. Mike was much more than this, a nice man with the biggest heart ever. He would be studying tonight's attacks with "a cool head and a warm heart", able to analyse and explain complex technical matters in simple ways all while remembering the people suffering in the war. We miss you, Mike. For more, @MarkTFitz wrote this moving tribute iiss.org/online-analysi…

@AEI @dpletka Factual mistake: enriching to 60% is condemnable, but it's not an NPT violation, and the embedded URL doesn't say it it.

The Biden administration now has no discernable policy on Iran and its nuclear program. Iran merited only a passing mention in the president’s State of the Union address. And not having a policy couldn’t come at a worse time, writes AEI's @dpletka. foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/26/bid…

On S3 E4 of #JapanMemo 'Japan's Approaches to Nuclear Non-Proliferation & Deterrence', Professor @nobu_akiyama rec'd Asia's Latent Nuclear Powers by @MarkTFitz & his own Genshi Ryoku/Kaku Mondai [Atomic Power/Nuclear Issue] in Showa Shi Kogi [Lectures on Show Era History].

@DanDePetris I see what you mean.

@MarkTFitz Threads is awful.

I am moving to Threads. (@fitzokuda). If anyone I am following here wants me to follow them there, please let me know.

@russianforces Yes, thanks.

@MarkTFitz Maybe BlueSky? There is a community there. I can send you a code

Republican senators demand collective punishment.

And anyone who claims the release of frozen Iranian assets abetted the attack is propagandizing.

Thank goodness the USG got @sianamazi and four other Amcit hostages out of Iran before the Hamas attack put diplomacy out of reach.

The right choice at the right time. #WomenLifeFreedom

A reminder that the former guy knew zilch about making a deal. "Both Trump and Kim were responsible. But Trump left Hanoi first, and he should not have." foreignpolicy.com/2023/09/21/nor……"North Korean Talks Collapsed but Didn’t Fail, by @jongchoiysu

I've tried to keep an open mind about this story but this rebuttal and the others I've read are far far more persuasive the accusations themselves.

I don’t focus much on Iran in my work but Dina was a colleague when I worked at the IISS in London. The attacks against her are ridiculous. She’s a great analyst. Disagreeing with her conclusions or recommendations is fine. Questioning her integrity or spreading falsehoods isn’t.

@AlizadehYass I condemn the IRI’s human rights violations and political repression. They are reprehensible.

I would also, politely and with “endless flattery,” ask @MarkTFitz if the regime is imprisoning the woman it blinded in one eye #KosarEftekhari with a niche and iconic ta’arof? Pray tell! #MahsaAmini #ArmitaGaravand

Exactly. Contradictions and hypocrisy don’t matter when one is engaged in a hit job.