Talks in Vienna between Iran and the US have resumed in the hope of reviving the 2015 nuclear deal.
It was then US President Donald Trump who, in 2018, decided to ignore foreign policy experts, and his own advisers, and pulled the US out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
By many accounts Trump’s decision was underpinned by a belief that he could get ... Show More
Apr 24
Can Iraq shake off the grip of foreign influence?
Iraq is in a race against time to choose a prime minister but, even after weeks of deadlock, the Co-ordination Framework – a coalition of major Iraqi Shiite parties – is still deliberating. The country is stuck in a tug-of-war of foreign influence between Washington and Tehran, a ... Show More
15m 55s
Dec 2021
Biden keeps Trump's crushing sanctions yet blames Iran for nuclear impasse
At the Vienna talks on restoring the Iran nuclear deal, the US and EU are accusing Iran of refusing to compromise. Mohammad Marandi, a University of Tehran professor advising the Iran delegation in Vienna, says that the compromise was the nuclear deal itself, and the problem is t ... Show More
45m 57s
Sep 2020
Nuclear extortion: Trump admin stalls US-Russia treaty talks, threatening new arms race
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The Trump administration is running out the clock on talks with Russia over renewing New START, the last treaty limiting the nuclear weapons arsenals of both countries. Russia has proposed an unconditional extension, ... Show More
28 m
Sep 2019
The Secret Push to Strike Iran
<p>For almost two decades, the United States and Israel have tried to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Israeli leaders — including the current prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu — have pushed for a military strike on Iran, a prospect that American presidents have long o ... Show More
27m 43s
Apr 2021
A Difficult Diplomatic Triangle
<p>When a nuclear fuel enrichment site in Iran blew up this month, Tehran immediately said two things: The explosion was no accident, and the blame lay with Israel.</p><p>Such an independent action by Israel would be a major departure from a decade ago, when the country worked in ... Show More
23m 28s