Iran Softens Nuclear Stance, For Now

A new report on Iran's controversial nuclear program will be released this week by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), ahead of the September deadline set by the Barack Obama administration in anticipation of more multilateral sanctions on Iran. All indications are that after a temporary lull, the Iran nuclear crisis will loom large again come this autumn.

Tehran is not looking forward to this prospect, which will likely worsen internal fissures in the government made worse by the contested presidential elections in June and still not entirely resolved. Amid accusations of rights abuses and criticism of the ongoing political trials, these internal fissures are likely to