No. 1: Iran's Nuclear Ambitions

No. 1: Iran's Nuclear Ambitions

Options for the West

Author(s): Daniel Möckli
Editor(s): Daniel Möckli
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 1
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2006

Efforts to resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear program by diplomatic means seem to have reached an impasse. So far, despite years of negotiations, the economic and technological incentives offered by the West have failed to persuade Iran to relinquish its uranium enrichment efforts. If the Islamic Republic is indeed seeking to acquire a nuclear weapon, a sanctions regime will hardly prevent it from doing so either. Only direct talks between the US and Iran could create the conditions for an agreement.

Graphics:

Enlarged view:
Iran and its Neighbours
Enlarged view:
Iran's Nuclear Ambitions: Timeline of Negotiations 2003 to 2006
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