Diplomacy Reemerging to Deal With Iran

Diplomatic solutions are retaking center stage as recent developments—Iran’s parliamentary vote and the Netanyahu-Obama meeting—lead to a palpable softening of rhetoric, reducing the likelihood of imminent military action, Wilson Center expert Michael Adler tells Context.

The International Atomic Energy Agency is meeting in Vienna this week, and to the surprise of no one, Iran's nuclear program is a hot topic. Michael Adler has been covering the story for years and is working on a book about diplomatic efforts to deal with Iran. He joined us from Vienna to provide an update on efforts to monitor Iran's nuclear activity and also to discuss prospects for a diplomatic solution and rumblings about a possible military response. Michael Adler is a Public Policy Scholar with the Wilson Center's Middle East Program. He has worked for Agence France-Presse news agency with postings in Paris, Bangkok, Kuwait, Sarajevo, Bonn, Berlin and Vienna. He is writing a book on diplomacy in the Iranian nuclear crisis. Michael covered this crisis extensively while in Vienna from 2002-2007, where he reported on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

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