Iran Pushes Back on EU Sanctions
Reza H. Akbari
Editor’s note: The following is a roundup of the most important developments reported in Iran on January 31 regarding Iran’s response to EU sanctions and the IAEA inspectors.
Nuclear Program
Explosion Kills Iranian Nuclear Scientist
Reza H. Akbari
According to Iranian officials, Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, an Iranian nuclear scientist, was assassinated in Tehran on Wednesday, the latest in a series of assassinations linked by Iranian authorities to a Western covert plot to stop the Islamic Republic from its nuclear ambitions.
Q&A: Cumulative Details of IAEA Report Show Iran’s Progress Toward Weaponization
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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Q&A: IAEA Report Indicates Iran’s Slow Development on Nuclear Program
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»
Iran Rejects Allegations of Trying to Reach Nuclear Weaponization
Reza H. Akbari
Iranian officials reject the findings of a report set to be released this week by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which shows that Iran is within the reach of obtaining a nuclear weapon. more»