Editor’s note: This week, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released its latest report on Iran’s nuclear program to member states. The report shows that Iran has mastered the critical steps needed to build a nuclear weapon. InsideIran’s Reza Akbari conducted an interview with Dina Esfandiary, a Research Analyst and Project Coordinator at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London.
Q: The IAEA says Iran is now significantly closer to weaponizaton and has nuclear capability. Should the regime decide to pursue this option? Do you agree with this assessment?
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Editor’s note: This week, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released its latest report on Iran’s nuclear program to member states. The report shows that Iran has mastered the critical steps needed to build a nuclear weapon. InsideIran’s Reza Akbari conducted an interview with Ali Vaez, a fellow for science and technology and director of the Iran project at the Federation of American Scientists.
Q: The IAEA says Iran is now significantly closer to weaponizaton and has nuclear capability. Should the regime decide to pursue this option? Do you agree with this assessment? more»
Emad Peyvandi
The lack of factual evidence in the alleged assassination plot tied to Iran has resulted in a state of uncertainty among average Iranians. People in the streets, shopping centers, and taxi cabs are constantly talking about the assassination plot and based on their own knowledge of world affairs, they try to develop scenarios which would explain this accusation. more»
Ashkan Parsa
The Iranian parliament is discussing the details of a bill which will set the stage for dissolving many non-governmental organizations and civil society institutions.
According to this piece of legislation, a committee comprised of representatives from security and propaganda agencies, such as the Ministry of Intelligence, the Organization of Islamic Propaganda, the Basij, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps will be responsible for monitoring and supervising civil society institutions and their activities. more»
The following interview was conducted with a political operative in Iran with close ties to Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani. He spoke by telephone from Tehran with Arash Aramesh of InsideIRAN about the recent developments in the Assembly of Experts and Rafsanjani’s political future. more»