Unsurprisingly #Iran’s decision to slow production of 60% enriched uranium & its failure to follow through on expanding IAEA monitoring is grabbing headlines.
The 60% news is a positive step with limited value. No progress on monitoring is a real concern.
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Given the limited nonproliferation value of the 60% slowdown future diplomacy should focus on enhancing transparency & actions that would have a meaningful impact on reducing short-term nuclear risk & preserving space for diplomacy. 20/20
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Iran Update, September 7, 2023
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has sent over 60 Iranian-backed militants to Daraa Province to prevent the expansion of the ongoing, anti-Syrian regime protests in southern Syria.
Leaders from Lebanese Hezbollah, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad met in Beirut and echoed Iranian leaders’ calls for greater cooperation among these groups against Israel.
Iranian authorities are continuing to take measures to deter and prevent anti-regime protests ahead of the anniversaries of Mahsa Amini’s death and the “Bloody Friday” incident on September 16 and 30, respectively.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-september-7-2023