Iran This Week Podcast for 1 July 2011

This week Art talks about US statements that Syria and Iran remain top state sponsorts of terrorism, a report that Iran is operating a new type of radar, warnings from President Ahmadi-Nejad to the rest of the Iranian government not to tamper with his cabinet, news that Maersk has stopped shipping to some Iranian ports, Iranian support to anti-US Shia militia Hezbollah Brigades in Iraq, including the provision of advanced munitions, reports that Iran may halt oil shipments to India, British complaints of arrest of female filmmakers and advocates in Iran, and how the recent indictments handed down in Lebanon may affect Iran's proxy-group in Lebanon, Hezbollah. The guest this week is Dr. Olli Heinonen, formerly head of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Department of Safeguards, now a senior fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center, discussing difficulties in conducting nuclear inspections in Iran. This is the first of a two-part discussion with Dr. Heinonen.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Art Keller
• IAEA
• Maersk
• NIOC
• Ahmadi-Nejad
• Hezbollah
• Hezbollah Brigades
• nuclear inspections
• Iranian news
• Iranian politics
• Belfer Center