America’s Iran war forgot about nukes

A partial success risks driving Iran to build the nuclear deterrent it didn’t yet have.

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There’s been nothing on the subject since the June Memorandum of Understanding between the US and Iran.

There has been nothing on the subject since the June memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran.

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Marc Champion

When was the last time you heard a meaningful proposal to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear arsenal?

There has been nothing on the subject since the June memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran; the promised 60 days of talks to settle questions around Tehran’s uranium-enrichment programme never began and have long since expired.

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