NUKESIran and the US

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TreatiesTreaties• IAEA

– International Atomic Energy Agency

– 1957

• NPT– Treaty on the

Non-Proliferation of Nuclear States

– 1968

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Iran’s Iran’s Nuclear Nuclear PrograProgra

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• BBC

Iran and NUKESExplaining the History:

• Iran Primer: Iran and the IAEA

•What is the What is the November November 24 24 deal::

Since Rouhani??• On November 24, 2013, Iran and the

G5+1 signed an interim nuclear deal in the Swiss city of Geneva. Based on the interim deal, the world powers agreed to suspend some non-essential sanctions and impose no new nuclear-related bans in return for Tehran’s decision to freeze parts of its nuclear activities.

• November 24, 2014… a deal must be met:– Indeed, the essence of the deal that has

always made most sense -- a rollback of the Iranian nuclear program in return for a rollback of sanctions -- seems increasingly beyond reach. Instead, the Iranians have been insisting on a rollback of the sanctions in return only for limited transparency on their industrial-size nuclear program. But Washington has insisted for a long time that, given Iran’s past violations of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), limited transparency won’t be enough.

& Hassan Rouhani???& Hassan Rouhani???

• Elected as President of Iran June 2013– Replaced Mahmoud

Ahmadinejad– Islamic activist during 1979– Reformer?

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• The president is elected for four years and can serve no more than two consecutive terms. • President Ahmadinejad: elected in 2005• The constitution describes him as the second-highest ranking official in the country. He is head of the

executive branch of power and is responsible for ensuring the constitution is implemented. • In practice, however, presidential powers are circumscribed by the clerics and conservatives in Iran's

power structure, and by the authority of the Supreme Leader. It is the Supreme Leader, not the president, who controls the armed forces and makes decisions on security, defence and major foreign policy issues.

• All presidential candidates are vetted by the Guardian Council, which banned hundreds of hopefuls from standing in the 2005 elections.

• Conservative Tehran mayor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad became president in 2005 after he defeated former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in a second round run-off poll. Mr Ahmadinejad is Iran's first president since 1981 who is not a cleric.

• Mr Ahmadinejad replaced reformist Mohammad Khatami who was elected president in May 1997 with nearly 70% of the vote. He failed to get key reforms through the Guardian Council and was hampered further after conservatives won back a majority in parliament in elections in 2004.

QuestionsQuestions

• Should Iran be allowed to develop nuclear weapons according to the IAEA?

• Should Iran be allowed to enrich Uranium for energy use according to the IAEA?

HISTORYThe 1979 Iranian Revolution

IranIran (Persia): a history

• 1925: Army officer 1925: Army officer Reza KhanReza Khan seized power and declared himself seized power and declared himself Shah- KingShah- King– Constitutional Monarchy

• Corrupt!– Began to modernize (Westernize)

• 1941 (WWII): His son, 1941 (WWII): His son, Reza PahlaviReza Pahlavi took over took over– US Backed!– Iranians resented the Monarchy

• Islamic Sharia Law?• Or just a democracy?

• 1979: Iranian (Islamic) Revolution1979: Iranian (Islamic) Revolution– Slideshow of the revolution– Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (Supreme Leader)– Islamic Republic

• Supreme Leader (religious, life term)/ President (elected, terms)• Shah Flees to USA, USA will not return him to Iran (executed if goes back)

• Nov 4Nov 4thth, 1979- Iranian Hostage Crisis , 1979- Iranian Hostage Crisis – US Embassy in Tehran- 63 hostages were taken: 52 people held for 444 days– Pres Carter tried to rescue, failed. Khomeini resented that Carter saved the Shah– Released after Reagan was elected

• US & Iran– Interactive timelineUS & Iran– Interactive timeline

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