The Iran Project began in 2002 with the United Nations Association of the USA and Rockefeller Brother’s Fund, and became an independent project under the auspices of the non-profit organization Foundation for a Civil Society in 2009.

For nearly a decade our objectives have aimed to reduce misunderstandings between Iran and the U.S. by establishing ongoing informal dialogues with Iranian counterparts, and to inform senior U.S. Government officials and members of Congress on the content of our talks. The Iran project has three main objectives: to promote an official U.S.-Iran dialogue, to develop a peaceful resolution to the nuclear standoff, and to encourage greater cooperation between the U.S. and Iran
for greater regional stability.