On Wednesday, Iran claimed to have made advances in the master production of nuclear fuel despite increasingly tough sanctions by the West over its controversial nuclear program. This week Iran has also been in the headlines for a series of attacks in Thailand, India and Georgia. Furthermore, relations between Israel and Iran are increasingly strained with threats of aggression coming from both sides. Is there still hope for diplomacy between Iran and Western governments? Stephen Kinzer is a journalist and the professor of international relations at Boston University.
Kelly Niknejad is the editor-in-chief of Tehran Bureau, an online news source on Iran and the Iranian diaspora.
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