Iranian Nuclear Talks

Haven't posted in a while, as midterms and such have been taking their toll. However, a major ongoing story is the talks between Iran and Western Powers, specifically the US, France, and Russia. The controversy is over Iran's uranium and its quest to become a nuclear power.

Iran currently has a stock of low-enriched uranium (LEU), some of which Iran has already agreed to send to Russia and France to convert the uranium so it cannot be used for weapons, and shipped back to Iran for medical research. Current talks seek to remove that majority of the LEU for similar purposes, although Iran has announces its intentions to continue its enrichment program it no agreement is made.

Similarly, the threat of "sanctions" has been placed on the table, the geopolitical catch-all threat, if Iran does not announce its intentions to cease uranium enrichment by years end. The manner in which this drama unfolds is very important for the future of world politics.