Iran: A New Nuclear Narrative

We analyse the change in media discourse following a breakthrough in nuclear proliferation talks.



For the past decade, reporting on the nuclear negotiations with Iran has been a broken record of communication breakdowns, stumbling blocks and discord. But this month, following a breakthrough in Geneva, the tune has changed.

Some media outlets, especially the reform-minded newspapers in Iran, have sounded a triumphant note and criticisms from conservative outlets in Iran, the US and Israel have seemed off-key.

All the while, Iran’s new leadership has been projecting harmony through the same social media that previous administrations have treated with suspicion.

Discussing the new nuclear narrative on Iran, we speak to Hassan Beheshtipour, a Tehran-based journalist; Scott Peterson, Middle East correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor; Jasmin Ramsey, an Inter Press Service journalist; and Ali Vaez, senior analyst at the International Crisis Group.