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Foreign Policy: A Nuclear Deal With Iran Is Possible—but Only if the U.S. Learns From History. A former Iranian diplomat outlines a path forward.

By Seyed Hossein Mousavian

April 18, 2025

U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff has emphasized that any agreement must be “Trump’s deal”—distinguishing it from the 2015 nuclear agreement reached under then-U.S. President Obama….I believe the Trump team can succeed in diplomacy with Iran—if it adopts five foundational principles.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/18/nuclear-deal-iran-possible/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=bnVjbGVhci1kZWFsLWlyYW4tcG9zc2libGU=&pid=PNIKk3c3aq1zz4n

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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists:Behind the US-Iran talks: five points of convergence between Trump and Khamenei

By Seyed Hossein Mousavian | April 16, 2025

Despite the multiple challenges negotiators face, at the heart of these discussions are five key points of convergence between Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump, both of whom have indicated an interest in de-escalating tensions and avoiding war.

https://thebulletin.org/2025/04/behind-the-us-iran-talks-five-points-of-convergence-between-trump-and-khamenei/#post-heading

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The Hill: New agreement with Iran: A possible roadmap for Trump’s plans; A call that could change history: Trump and Pezeshkian’s moment to forge peace” 

By Seyed Hossein Mousavian, January 17, 2025

Assuming Trump wants an alternative to another endless conflict, the first step must be a new nuclear agreement with Iran. It is likely that Israel will want the dismantlement of Iran’s enrichment capabilities. When I was the spokesperson for Iran’s nuclear team (2003-05), however, in a private meeting, Ayatollah Khamenei told Rouhani — then Iran’s top nuclear negotiator — that “if Iran is to abandon its right to enrich, it will either have to happen after my death, or I will have to resign from leadership.” Forcing this option would therefore likely mean the failure of negotiations, just as they failed from 2003-13. 

If Trump’s main objective is to ensure that Iran does not acquire a nuclear bomb, however, he needs a plan that would permanently block the acquisition of nuclear bombs not only by Iran but also by other ambitious countries in the region. As President Biden warned, “if Iran gets the bomb, then Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt will follow.” 

Here are the elements of such a plan:……………………….

 https://thehill.com/opinion/5090264-trump-iran-nuclear-deal/

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Op-Ed: Bulletin of The Atomic Scientists: Trump’s chance for a major breakthrough in Iran-West relations

By Seyed Hossein Mousavian | November 27, 2024

  • Europe is trying to revive the nuclear talks with Iran, but because it has lost leverage over Iran, those talks are likely to fail for five reasons…………….