Meanwhile in Iran

This lonely press briefing issued today by the United Nations about ongoing political imprisonment in Iran reminds us that the more the international community focuses on Iran’s nuclear program, the less attention is given to Iranian human rights. These rights are… Continue Reading

Mark Fitzpatrick on new IAEA Iran Report: Situation Not Yet Hopeless

Writing in Al-Monitor, Mark Fitzpatrick, an expert on Iran’s nuclear program, explains why the International Atomic Energy Associations’s new report on Iran isn’t good, but doesn’t amount to disaster either: In a pre-emptive move of their own, White House officials gave… Continue Reading

Iran Nuclear Talks: Progress Requires Confidence-Building

Laura Rozen’s article “US Mulls Seeking Broader Deal In Nuclear Talks With Iran” is extremely interesting but also worrying. It’s unclear what “a broader proposal” would look like but the implication that it would be “accompanied by a military threat”… Continue Reading