Iranian Nuclear Game Timeline

Oct 05 2013

U.S.: Iranian Nuclear Weapons At Least A Year Away, Obama Says

U.S. intelligence assessments show that Iran is still at least a year away from building a nuclear weapons, U.S. President Barack Obama said Oct. 5, AP reported.
Oct 05 2013

Iran: Supreme Leader Comments On Rapprochement With U.S.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in an Oct. 5 speech that he supports President Hassan Rouhani's diplomatic outreach to the United States while attending the U.N. General Assembly in New York recently, but some of what occurred there was not proper, and the United States cannot be trusted, Reuters reported, citing ISNA.
Oct 04 2013
Iran: A Mysterious High-Level Killing

Iran: A Mysterious High-Level Killing

The details surrounding the death of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps cyberwarfare unit member do not seem to point to either a foreign hand or an internal power struggle.
Oct 04 2013

George Friedman and Robert D. Kaplan on U.S.-Iran Relations

Oct 04 2013

How Middle East Affairs Inform North Korean Strategy

Pyongyang will closely watch U.S.-Iranian talks and the U.S.-Russia deal on Syria.
Oct 02 2013

The Next Steps in U.S.-Iranian Negotiations

The extent to which Obama exercises his authority will depend on how far Iran is willing to concede.
Oct 01 2013

U.S. and Iranian Realities

Though obstacles to an eventual accommodation remain, Iranian and American realities argue for a settlement.
Sep 27 2013

Iran, U.S.: Presidents Hold First Direct Talks Since 1979

U.S. President Barack Obama called Iranian President Hasan Rouhani on Sept. 27, the first direct talks between a U.S. and Iranian leader since 1979, The New York Times reported.
Sep 25 2013

The Slow U.S.-Iran Rapprochement Continues

Getting to this point has been a long, arduous process for the two adversaries, but the road ahead will not be any easier.
Sep 19 2013

Obstacles to a U.S.-Iranian Detente

While bilateral talks between Washington and Tehran would be a significant breakthrough, it is far more complex for the United States to proceed than Iran.
Sep 17 2013

U.S. Credibility in the Wake of a Deal on Syria

The United States will have to battle the perception that it can be strung along by weaker but savvier adversaries.
Sep 12 2013

Iran: Russia To Hand Over Operation Of Bushehr Nuclear Plant Sept. 24

Russia will hand operation of Unit 1 of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant over to Iran on Sept. 24, a Kremlin aide said Sept. 12, Interfax reported.

Overview

Headlines about Iran’s nuclear program focus mostly on the offensive threat to Israel, but Tehran’s long-term goal is actually to develop a
defensive nuclear program. Despite attracting economic sanctions and a U.S. military buildup in the Persian Gulf, Iran’s nuclear weapons program has fostered ongoing talks with the West and has proved useful in competitions with regional rivals.

Key Analysis

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