By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Recently I was asked whether, if Trump succeeded in undermining the Joint Plan of Collective Action (JCPOA), the Iran nuclear deal, whether Iran would reply by going for broke to create a nuclear weapon. A related question is whether a collapse of the JCPOA would strengthen […]
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Nuclear Energy
Iran Committed to Nuclear Deal, Opens Bonanza to European Investors
EurActiv | euroefe.es | translated by Sam Morgan | – – The head of the Iranian atomic energy agency (AEOI) said on Saturday (29 April) that his country will honour its commitments to the nuclear agreement regardless of who wins the presidential election on 19 May. EURACTIV Spain reports. Ali Akbar Salehi insisted Iran would […]
Will Trump cancel Iran deal or practice the Art of the Deal?
by Mohammed Nuruzzaman | (Informed Comment) | – – US President-elect Donald Trump’s bluster about the Iran nuclear deal has created a lot of confusions and uncertainties about the fate of the deal. The anti-deal statements he made during and after the race to the White House election campaign ranged from direct threats to “tear […]
Are Belgian Nuclear Plants vulnerable to Terrorism?
By Robert J Downes and Daniel Salisbury | (The Conversation) | – – Belgium’s counter-terrorism efforts are once again being called into question following the recent tragedies in Brussels. The attacks were carried out against soft targets – the public check-in area of Brussels Airport and Maelbeek metro station – but a series of unusual […]
Could Nuclear Deal hand power to Reformists inside Iran?
By Farhang Jahanpour | (Inter Press Service) | – – OXFORD, Oct 19 2015 (IPS) – As in most countries, in Iran too there are hardliners and moderates. All polls show that a large majority of Iranians support the nuclear deal (or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA) between Iran and the P5+1 (the United […]
Contrary to Propaganda, Iran has always denounced Nukes
By Farhang Jahanpour | (Inter Press Service) | – – OXFORD (IPS) – Despite all the propaganda about the Iranian leaders’ rush to acquire nuclear weapons, ever since the start of the country’s nuclear programme, Iranian leaders have been adamant that they only wish to make peaceful use of the nuclear energy to which they […]
When will War be off the Table? Iran & US Trash Talk
By David M. Faris | (Informed Comment) | – – You have to admire the sheer gall of the Republican presidential field, which has coalesced around the idea of, in Scott Walker’s words, blowing up the Iranian nuclear deal “on day one.” As most candidates also pledge to repeal Obamacare on the first day, one […]
How Bush/Cheney’s War Plans delayed an Iran Deal for a Decade
By Farhang Jahanpour | (Inter Press Service) | – – OXFORD (IPS) – When negotiations between Iran and the European “Troika” broke down, the reformist government of Mohammad Khatami was discredited in the eyes of the Iranian electorate which had seen the futility of negotiating with the West. Despite Iran’s support for the U.S. invasion […]
What Iran sacrificed in Deal: Accepted dependence on Imported Enriched Fuel
By Farhang Jahanpour | (Inter Press Service) | – – OXFORD (IPS) – Iran’s nuclear programme has been the target of a great deal of misinformation, downright lies and above all myths. As a result, it is often difficult to unpick truth from falsehood. As President John F. Kennedy said in his Yale University Commencement […]
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