Iran's New Nuclear Diplomacy

Note: The following opinion piece was submitted in response to last week's WPR briefing, "Engaging Iran: An Interview with R. Nicholas Burns." As both a news and analysis journal, WPR is committed to airing all sides of a contested issue, so long as they are respectfully expressed.

Global diplomacy surrounding Iran's nuclear standoff is very likely to reach a critical fork in the road this fall. In the coming weeks and months, this potentially dangerous crisis could either escalate or veer toward hopeful signs of a mutually satisfactory resolution. Ahead of the G-20 summit in St. Petersburg as well as the U.N.'s annual gathering later this month, the momentum for a fourth round of U.N. sanctions is slowly but surely gaining, in light of Iran's rejection of the U.N. Security Council's demands to halt its nuclear fuel cycle. ...