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Unclear on nuclear? Seyed Hossein Mousavian, nuclear policy specialist at Princeton University

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“The United States and Iran reverted to their habitual game of chicken, threatening to abandon the nuclear deal and counting on the adversary to be the first to do that. While open hostility has been the most typical feature of their relationship over the past four decades, could it lead to anything extraordinary this time around? To discuss this, Oksana is joined by Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a former nuclear negotiator for Iran and nuclear policy specialist at Princeton University.”

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“Unclear on nuclear? Seyed Hossein Mousavian, nuclear policy specialist at Princeton University,” RT, October 19, 2017.

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Here’s How Trump is Dragging the U.S. to the Brink of War

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“The current U.S. administration policies would contribute to more instability and disorder in the Middle East and beyond,” says Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a senior negotiator in the Iran nuclear issue during the administration of former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, and now a Princeton University visiting research scholar.

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“Here’s How Trump is Dragging the U.S. to the Brink of War,” Massoud Hayoun, Pacific Standard, October 13, 2017.

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Consequences of nixing the Iran Deal

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Here is how Hossein Mousavian, Tehran’s former Ambassador to the US, explains Iran’s policy: After the revolution, Iran was invaded by Saddam Hussein’s Iraq and, for much of the past decade, chaos on its thousands of miles of borders with Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan – all factors that have compelled it to play a regional role.

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“Consequences of nixing the Iran deal,” The Arab Daily News, Ghassan Michel Rubeiz, October 11, 2017.

 

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Interview: Trumps takes on Tehran: What future for Iran nuclear deal?

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Donald Trump calls it “The worst deal ever”. The question is why is he so hell-bent on decertifying a 2015 Iran nuclear agreement when even his own cabinet seems to support it? The move consistent with the US president’s bid to unwind any and all the policies of his predecessor and on the day when Washington’s announced it’s pulling out of Unesco for being too anti-Israel, how far will he go? Few expect the US to walk away from the deal but Trump could stiffen sanctions.

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Ilan GOLDENBERG Director, Middle East Security Program at CNAS

Seyed Hossein MOUSAVIAN Nuclear policy specialist, Princeton University

Michael PREGENT Former US Intelligence Officer

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 “Trumps takes on Tehran: What future for Iran nuclear deal?” France 24, October 12, 2017.

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The nuclear issue isn’t the real Iranian challenge

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“How would Iran react? Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian official who stays in close touch with his ex-colleagues, told me recently that if Trump doesn’t certify, but Congress doesn’t re-impose sanctions, and the other P5+1 negotiators assure full implementation, then Iran may continue to adhere to the agreement. But he cautioned that this line is opposed by some political factions in Iran that argue for suspending the pact if Trump challenges Iranian compliance.

As for the administration’s hope of forcing Iran to renegotiate the ‘sunset’ provisions and other details of the agreement, Mousavian says that’s a nonstarter in Tehran.”

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“The nuclear issue isn’t the real Iranian challenge,” David Ignatius, The Washington Post, October 5, 2017.

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‘World’s most robust’ nuclear inspection program under fire as Trump tries to rewrite the Iran deal

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“There is 24-hour surveillance, and we don’t have more than 24 hours in a day,” said Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian nuclear negotiator, now a scholar at Princeton University. “If the IAEA needs something more, they would raise it with Iran.”

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“’World’s most robust’ nuclear inspection program under fire as Trump tries to rewrite the Iran deal,” Shashank Bengali, Los Angeles Times, October 4, 2017.

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The right question to ask about the Iran nuclear deal

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“Trump’s apparent hope that Iran will offer unilateral concessions is questioned by Iran experts. ‘I don’t believe Tehran would be ready at all to renegotiate the deal,’ said Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian official who now teaches at Princeton University but remains in touch with his ex-colleagues. He called the idea a ‘nonstarter.’”

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“The right question to ask about the Iran nuclear deal,” David Ignatius, The Washington Post, September 14, 2017.