Former Iranian Nuclear Negotiator Arrested

Iranian authorities on Monday arrested former nuclear negotiator Hossein Mousavian on unspecified charges, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, May 4, 2005).

The former official had played a major role in Iran’s nuclear diplomacy after the nation admitted in 2003 to concealing an extensive atomic program for nearly two decades.

Mousavian was an ally of former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who was defeated by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the 2005 elections, according to AP.  The new president replaced the entire nuclear diplomatic team (Associated Press/New York Times, May 2).

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