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»
Editor’s note: Last Wednesday Ahmad Shaheed, United Nations’ Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran, released an interim report, which paints a dark picture of the human rights conditions inside the country. InsideIran’s Reza Akbari conducted an interview with Mehrangiz Kar, a prominent Iranian lawyer, human rights activist, and author who is one of the most celebrated activists of the women’s rights movement in Iran.
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Editor’s Note: InsideIRAN’s Shayan Ghajar conducted an interview with intelligence expert Mahan Abedin regarding the alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador to the United States, Adel al-Jubeir, and Iran’s possible involvement. Mahan Abedin is a research journalist and academic specializing in Iranian and Middle Eastern affairs. He is also a widely acknowledged expert on global intelligence and security issues and has been writing on these subjects for ten years. more»
