“A nuclear deal with Iran is possible,” Interview with Hossein Mousavian, Patrick Garber, Deutschland Radio, November 29, 2014. (German)
Tag: NPT
Mousavian: Powers sure about peaceful nature of our nuclear program
“Mousavian: Powers sure about peaceful nature of our nuclear program,” Interview with Hossein Mousavian, IRNA, November 25, 2014.
Iran nuclear deal by Nov. 24 unlikely, experts say
“Iran nuclear deal by Nov. 24 unlikely, experts say,” Interview with Hossein Mousavian, Albawaba, November 22, 2014.
Good chance for final Iran N-deal: Ex-negotiator (Video)
“Good chance for final Iran N-deal: Ex-negotiator,” Interview with Hossein Mousavian, PressTV, November 19, 2014.
Iran nuclear talks headed for overtime, predict experts
“Iran nuclear talks headed for overtime, predict experts,” interview with Hossein Mousavian, Michael Knigge, Deutsche Welle, November 19, 2014.
The Iranian Nuclear Dossier and International Law
“The Iranian Nuclear Dossier and International Law,” Presentation at the International Law Weekend, October 24, 2014.
7 reasons not to worry about Iran’s enrichment capacity
Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany are aiming to end the standoff over Iran’s nuclear program by Nov. 24. Iranian and US officials have confirmed that progress was made in the extremely complicated nuclear talks in mid-October in Vienna.
The progress achieved to date is unprecedented. US nuclear negotiator Wendy Sherman said Oct. 23, “We have made impressive progress on issues that originally seemed intractable. We have cleared up misunderstandings and held exhaustive discussions on every element of a possible text.” If a deal is not reached, it will mean no limits at all on Iran’s enrichment program and missing the best opportunity in a decade to resolve the nuclear standoff with Iran.
The following are seven reasons not to be too overly concerned about Iran’s breakout capability.
“7 reasons not to worry about Iran’s enrichment capacity,” Hossein Mousavian, Al Monitor, November 4, 2014.
Big powers nuclear demands of Iran beyond NPT: Ex-diplomat
“Big powers nuclear demands of Iran beyond NPT: Ex-diplomat,” Interview with Hossein Mousavian, PressTV, October 27, 2014.
When the Ayatollah Said No to the Nuke
“When the Ayatollah Said No to the Nuke,” Interview with Hossein Mousavian, Gareth Porter, Foreign Policy, October 16, 2014.
Princeton experts propose possible solution on Iran centrifuges
As American and Iranian officials meet June 9 in Geneva, a former spokesman for Iran’s nuclear negotiators, Seyyed Hossein Mousavian, and several physicists at Princeton are proposing a possible solution to the dispute over how many centrifuges Iran can retain under a long-term nuclear agreement.
Their draft proposal, prepared for publication by the magazine Arms Control Today and made available to Al-Monitor, would permit Iran to transition from the rudimentary machines it currently employs to enrich uranium to more-advanced centrifuges over the course of five years. This would reduce the numbers of centrifuges Iran would require to meet the needs of even an expanded civilian reactor program, but it still raises concerns about Iran’s ability to “break out” and produce fuel for nuclear weapons.
To deal with these concerns, the authors — Mousavian, Alexander Glaser, Zia Mian and Frank von Hippel — suggest that Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany, the P5+1 nations, explore creating a multilateral uranium enrichment facility that could supply Iran and other countries in the region with nuclear fuel. Such an arrangement, they say, “could provide a long-term solution to the proliferation concerns raised by national enrichment plants in the Middle East and elsewhere.”
With the interim agreement due to expire July 20, there is mounting pressure on all sides to resolve disputes over the scope of Iran’s nuclear program and sanctions relief. If no deal is reached, the interim agreement can be renewed for six months, but political and bureaucratic realities argue for resolution by this fall, when the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, and US Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns are due to retire and Americans will vote in congressional elections that could flip control of the Senate to the Republicans. Without a deal, pressure is sure to increase in the US Congress for more sanctions legislation against Iran, which could embolden Iranian hard-liners.
“Princeton experts propose possible solution on Iran centrifuges,” Interview with Hossein Mousavian, Barbara Slavin, Al-Monitor, June 9, 2014.
