May 6, Dr. Karim Sadjadpour, research fellow of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace visited SIIS, and had discussions with Prof. Li Weijian, Executive Director of Institute for Foreign Policy Studies, Prof. Wu Chunsi, Executive Director of Center for American Studies, and research fellows Dr. Jin Liangxiang and Zhou Shixin on the issue of the current Middle East configuration. Prior to the meeting, Dr. Sadjadpour made a lecture on the theme of “Iran-U.S. Relations”.