Unfortunately, the newly built trust between Iran and the 5+1 powers is in danger of collapse because of the unreasonable insistence by hawkish politicians and pundits in the West who echo Tel Aviv’s demands that Iran halt all enrichment activities and shut down the underground Fordo facility, even though the I.A.E.A. inspects it regularly.
“Critical Threshold in the Iran Crisis,” co-written with Kaveh Afrasiabi, New York Times, May 12, 2012.
The Obama administration has done more to undermine Iran over the past three years than any U.S. presidency in the 33 years since the Iranian revolution. Under the shadow of a policy of “engagement,” the United States and Israel have led a campaign of economic, cyber, and covert war against Iran. Yet this coercive approach, conducted along with sporadic negotiations on nuclear issues between Iran and the P5+1 group of China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States has failed to resolve the future of Iran’s nuclear program.
“Backed Into a Corner,” Foreign Policy, April 13, 2012.
“Mousavian in dialogue with Entekhab,” Entekhab, December 15, 2012 (Farsi).
“Iran’s nuclear program” (video), Siamak Dehghan Pour, VOA, December 11, 2012.
“Iranian nuclear bomb would trigger arms race – Iran ex-official,” Fredrik Dahl, Reuters, December 5, 2012.
“Iran issues fatwa against nuclear weapons,” Silke Mertins, Financial Times, October 30, 2012 (German).
“Interview with former official in the Iranian nuclear file: Iran is capable of building a nuclear weapon,” Ayman Al Hammad, Al Riyadh, September 28, 2012 (Arabic).
“Exceptional Ambassador from Iran, Fulfilling Own Diplomacy with Strong Conviction, Appealing Rapprochement between Iran and Western Nations,” Masakatsu Ota, Kyodo news Service, August 24, 2012 (Japanese).
“Powers want ‘diamonds for peanuts:’ Iran ex-official,” Fredrik Dahl, Reuters, June 15, 2012.
