Iran Comes Back to the Bargaining Table on Nuclear Program

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The Latest from Syria ()

"Syria is experiencing a rare moment of calm on the ground." That's according to former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, as the cease-fire he brokered appears to have begun on schedule. Liz Sly is reporting from Beirut for the Washington Post.

Guests:

• Liz Sly: Washington Post, @lizsly

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Iran Comes Back to the Bargaining Table ()

After more than a year since cancelling negotiations about its nuclear program, Iran will sit down on Saturday with the US and other powerful countries. But nobody is predicting what to expect. Iran insists it is not developing nuclear weapons, but it's facing crippling sanctions and a possible Israeli attack. With elections scheduled in both the US and Iran, domestic politics could prevent major concessions by either side. We hear a variety of opinions on what might go right and what might go wrong.

Guests:

• Robin Wright: US Institute of Peace, @wrightr
• Hooman Majd: journalist and author, @hmajd
• Melody Moezzi: author, activist and attorney, @melodymoezzi
• Patrick Clawson: Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Links:

• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran
• Wright's 'Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion across the Islamic World'
• Majd's 'The Ayatollahs' Democracy: An Iranian Challenge'
• Moezzi on the 'great Iranian threat, the great Iranian hope'
• Clawson's 'Eternal Iran: Continuity and Chaos'

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• Barbara Liston: Reuters News Service