Diplomacy is the Best Way to Achieve Peace With Iran

Recently, I joined a group of Christian leaders to meet with Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammed Javad Zarif, in New York. This was not the first time that a Quaker leader met with an Iranian leader to discuss peace. In 2007, Joe Volk, my predecessor, traveled to Iran with a delegation of faith leaders to speak for peace. They met with Iran’s then-president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to talk about the need for peaceful relations between our two countries. For years, the Friends Committee on National Legislation has advocated for diplomacy with Iran and actions that lead to peace in the Middle East.