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Waiting for Russia's Next Move on Iran
Mark Hibbs | Carnegie Q&A
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The board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) admonished Iran by a large majority last week and urged Tehran to resolve outstanding issues over its nuclear program. But the board stopped short of calling for harsher sanctions firmly opposed by both China and Russia.
The resolution came ten days after the release of a new IAEA report documenting that Iran has carried out activities relevant to the development of nuclear weapons. In a new Q&A, Mark Hibbs says that Iran is unlikely to cooperate with the IAEA in any significant way to address the questions raised in the IAEA's report.
In the coming months, Washington will need to walk a fine line to maintain pressure on Iran while trying to prevent the crisis from escalating out of control. The United States may see Russia's commitment to diplomacy as a potential opportunity. This will depend on forthcoming talks among Russia, Iran, and other countries on a roadmap for a diplomatic resolution to the crisis.
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Yochi J. Dreazen | National Journal
The Obama administration on Monday unveiled a sweeping new set of sanctions against Iran, but the White House held off on directly targeting Iran's central bank, a hard-hitting move that would damage Iran's economy but risk sending global oil prices skyrocketing and sparking potentially violent Iranian retaliation.
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Geraldine Amiel and Max Colchester | Wall Street Journal
France's opposition Green and Socialist parties sealed an electoral alliance over the weekend, saying they would reduce the country's longstanding reliance on nuclear energy if they have an opportunity to form a coalition government after the spring 2012 presidential election.
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George Jahn | Associated Press
In a boost to Israel, Russia joined the U.S. and Britain on Tuesday in backing the Jewish state's view that the Middle East cannot be turned into a nuclear arms-free zone without progress on regional peace. The three nations also blunted Arab efforts to get them involved creating such a zone, telling an IAEA meeting that was the sole responsibility of countries in the region.
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Global Security Newswire
Russia has warned it might field nonstrategic missiles along its territorial boundaries as well as in Belarus should negotiations with the United States on participation in a planned European antimissile framework prove unsuccessful, a high-level diplomatic insider said on Monday.
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Hindu
The United States State Department said that it was "in the process of studying the content" of the new rules on the Indian Nuclear Liability Act as notified by the Indian government earlier this week. Of the two segments in the Act, which were of concern to the U.S., the Government of India’s notification on the regulations did not alter Section 46, which allows Indian citizens to file tort claims for damages.
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