Iran Policy Podcast—March 31, 2023 : In this episode, Ambassador Robert Joseph, former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, discusses various aspects of Iran’s nuclear program and ambitions.

He delved into the issue of weapons-grade uranium enrichment in Iran’s nuclear facilities, and whether the UN will intervene in Iran’s nuclear program.

The recent trip of Rafael Grossi, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to Tehran is also examined. The podcast explores the two decades of escalation over Iran’s nuclear program, and the differences between the nuclear programs of Libya, North Korea, and Iran.

The discussion also places Iran’s nuclear program in the context of Russia’s war on Ukraine and examines the Iran-Russia-China relations.

Robert Joseph analyzes how Iran’s protests affect the nuclear program and discusses ways to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.