“One plus One Equals One plus One”, Oleguer Sarsanedas, CIDOB, March 31, 2013.
Siete preguntas: Un Irán amigo del mundo (Spanish)
“Siete preguntas: Un Irán amigo del mundo”, Lino González, Es Global, March 25, 2013. (Spanish)
És fals que l’Iran estigui fabricant armes nuclears (Spanish)
“És fals que l’Iran estigui fabricant armes nuclears”, Anna Balcells, El Punt Avui, March 24, 2013. (Spanish)
Si Israel atacaclaramente en peligro su existencia (Spanish)
“Si Israel atacaclaramente en peligro su existencia”, Marina Meseguer, La Vanguardia, March 19, 2013. (Spanish)
Iran will not negotiate under threat
“Iran will not negotiate under threat”, Silke Mertins, Qantara, March 5, 2013.
Iran: Red Line (Video)
“Iran: Red Line”, Interview with Hossein Mousavian, PBS Great Decisions, March 1, 2013.
BBC Hard Talk: Hossein Mousavian-Iranian Nuclear Negotiator (Video)
“BBC Hard Talk: Hossein Mousavian-Iranian Nuclear Negotiator” (video), Interview with Hossein Mousavian, Stephen Sackur, BBC, February 13, 2013.
Embrace the Fatwa
As the Western media reported it, the future of U.S.-Iranian nuclear negotiations suffered a major setback on Feb. 7 when Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei seemed to reject Vice President Joseph Biden’s offer of direct talks. “Some naive people like the idea of negotiating with America, however, negotiations will not solve the problem,” the supreme leader said in a statement posted on his website. “You are pointing a gun at Iran saying you want to talk. The Iranian nation will not be frightened by the threats.”
“Embrace the Fatwa”, Hossein Mousavian, Foreign Policy, February 7, 2013.
Iran wants a nuclear deal, not war
To stop Iran achieving “critical capability” to produce nuclear weapons in the coming months, President Obama must impose “maximal” sanctions – that is the message of a new report issued in Washington by five senior non-proliferation specialists. They call on Obama to implement a de facto international embargo on all investments in, and trade with, Iran, declaring: “A successful outcome in any negotiations with Iran depends on the immediate implementation of these sanctions, along with simultaneously reinforcing the credibility of President Obama’s threat to use military force, if necessary, to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.”
“Iran wants a nuclear deal, not war”, Hossein Mousavian, the Guardian, January 21, 2013.
How to talk to Iran
IF there are any two words in Persian that President Obama should learn, they are “maslahat” and “aberu.” Maslahat is often translated as expediency, or self-interest. Aberu means face — as in, saving face. In the nearly 34 years since the Islamic revolution in Iran, expediency has been a pillar of decision making, but within a framework that has allowed Iranian leaders to save face. If there is to be any resolution of the nuclear standoff, Western leaders must grasp these concepts.
“How to talk to Iran”, Hossein Mousavian and Mohammad Ali Shabani, New York Times, January 3, 2013.
