Mosaic Special: Iran and the Nuclear Threat

April 12, 2012 from Mosaic

Is Iran about to get the bomb? As policymakers in Israel and the US debate whether to take military action to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, this timely program provides expert opinions on Iran's nuclear program, the impact of sanctions on Iran and the future of Iran-US relations.

(more) (less)

In This Video

Nuclear program of Iran

The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the Atoms for Peace program. The participation of the United States and Western European governments in Iran's nuclear program continued until the 1979 Iranian Revolution that t... Explore this topic

US-Iran relations

Today, there are no formal diplomatic relations between Iran and the United States. Due to poor relations between the two countries, instead of exchanging ambassadors Iran maintains an interests section at the Pakistani embassy in Washington, D.C. , while the United States has... Explore this topic

Iran

Irano Islamo Respublika – valstybė Artimuosiuose Rytuose, Azijos pietvakarinėje dalyje. Ribojasi su Armėnija, Azerbaidžanu, Turkmėnija bei Kaspijos jūra šiaurėje, Afganistanu ir Pakistanu rytuose, Iraku ir Turkija vakaruose, Persijos įlanka bei Omano įlanka pietuose. Explore this topic

Israel

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a parliamentary democracy in the Middle East, on the south-eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan and the West Bank in the east, Egypt and the Gaza Strip on the southwes... Explore this topic

Ali Asghar Soltanieh

Ali Asghar Soltanieh is Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency. He has studied at Utah State University in the United States. For the three years immediately prior to taking up his position in Vienna, Ambassador Soltanieh was Head of Iran's National Escort... Explore this topic

International Atomic Energy Agency

The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957.... Explore this topic

Hans Blix

Hans Martin Blix is a Swedish diplomat and politician for the Liberal People's Party. He was Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs and later became the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency. As such, Blix was the first Western representative to inspect the consequences... Explore this topic

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Mahmud Ahmadinejad este un politician din Iran, ales al șaselea președinte al Iranului, începând cu data de 3 august 2005. A câștigat alegerile prezidențiale din 2005, ca apoi să fie reales în 2009 după o alegere controversată. Protestele în masă continuă în Iran, mulți acuzân... Explore this topic

Strait of Hormuz

The Strait of Hormuz Persian: تَنگِه هُرمُز‎ Tangeh-ye Hormoz, Arabic: مَضيق هُرمُز‎ Maḍīq Hurmuz is a strait between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf. It is the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world's most strategically importan... Explore this topic

Politics of Iran

The politics of Iran take place in a framework of theocracy in a format of Syncretic politics that is guided by an Islamist ideology. The December 1979 constitution, and its 1989 amendment, define the political, economic, and social order of the Islamic Republic of Iran, decla... Explore this topic

Also See

Nuclear program of Iran

US-Iran relations

Iran

Watch Next

1:31

Khamenei says Iran will defend itself if attacked [Press TV, Iran]

Mosaic | Mar 20

Rights group accuses some Syrian rebels of abuses as regime violence continues, Iraq rocked by a string of bombings ahead of Arab League summit, Ga...