TEHRAN(Bazaar) – Professor Frank N. von Hippel, former assistant director for national security in the White House Office of Science and Technology, says if Robert Malley said that a military attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities is considered the last option, that is not a threat.
Following is the text of the Bazaar interview with Professor Frank N. von Hippel.
Q: Iran has announced that talks with IAEA will soon resume regarding the disputed issues, and following the agreement, the Iranian technical delegation will be sent to Vienna in the coming days to discuss this matter with agency officials. Can the resolution of these issues lead to the rapid revival of the JCPOA?
A: It would remove an obstacle that Iran has created.
Q: Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's representative in international organizations in Vienna and the country's representative in JCPOA negotiations said. I am confident that the remaining issues related to Iran's past nuclear program can be quickly resolved through dialogue with IAEA. What is your assessment of his words?
A: I have no insight into Iran’s discussions of these matters with the IAEA.
Q: The United States has announced that the revival of the JCPOA is not currently on the agenda of this country. Can these statements be considered to persuade public opinion? Because the US has been negotiating with Iran for a prisoner exchange in the midst of Iran's protests.
A: Iran has its protests. The US has its election. At this point, we must wait – hopefully for not too long.
Q: Robert Malley has recently announced that a military attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities is considered the last option. Don't you think that such threats, which were raised more strongly during Trump's era, did not help to solve the problems?
A: If he said, the last option, that is not a threat.
Q: In a conversation with Josep Borrell, Hossein Amir Abdollahian spoke about Iran's message to America through the European Union and declared: “Iran is ready to reach a good, strong, and stable agreement. We presented our opinions in a constructive and forward-looking manner to the American side.” What is your assessment and can the parties start and conclude the talks at this time?
A: I haven’t seen Iran’s message but I continue to hope that we can avoid a war.
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