Iran and Atoms for Peace: The Origins of the Islamic Republic’s Nuclear Narrative

TURKEY WONK

For the past 18 months, I have been slowly working my way through the Atomic Energy Commission’s “Atoms for Peace” archives to piece together the differences between Turkey and Iran’s nuclear decision making. Thus, while I often write about Turkey related issues, I have, for at least the last five years of my life, been researching and studying Iranian nuclear decision-making.

As the latest talks in Geneva begin today, I thought it useful to provide some context to Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s spiffy youtube video, where he explains the rationale for Iran’s nuclear program.

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