Iran’s Nuclear Proposal at Geneva Talks – Al Monitor

Barbara Slavin, the Washington correspondent for Al Monitor and long-time Iran watcher, reported today that Iran’s proposal at Geneva Talks included the following:

-       Freeze on production of 20-percent enriched uranium.

-       Pledge to convert its 20-percent stockpile to fuel rods.

-       Relinquishing spent fuel for Arak plutonium-based reactor.

-       Ratification of IAEA’s Additional Protocol.

The proposal, presented by Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, included two stages, each to last a maximum six months.

To read Slavin’s article, please click here.

Photo credit: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at a news conference at the UN offices in Geneva. 16 October 2013. (Ruben Sprich/Reuters/Al Monitor)

Iranian Reformists Return to Public Sphere - Report

Veteran journalist Barbara Slavin of Al-Monitor participated in the inauguration ceremonies of Iran’s new president. She has filed a first-hand report on independent journalists who were allowed to participate in a presidential press conference, Rouhani’s first, for the first time after eight years of the hardline administration of Ahmadinejad. Slavin, an Iran expert, started her career with the New York Times during the hostage crisis. Slavin is also a senior fellow at Atlantic Council. 

To read Barbara Slavin’s article, please click here.
Photo credit: Supporters of Hassan Rouhani celebrate his victory in Iran's presidential election along a street in Tehran, June 16, 2013. (Yalda Moayeri/Reuters via Al-Monitor)