Abstract
The decade starting from 1989 to 1998 was characterized by major political and strategic changes for the Islamic Republic of Iran. It was also a period of restructuration and consolidation of its nuclear activities. With the death of Khomeini, political power was transferred to Khamenei and Rafsanjani. The latter, in particular, tried to redefine Iran’s foreign policy with the aim of normalizing the country’s regional position after the conflict with Iraq had ended. Although Rafsanjani’s strategy of détente had mixed benefits, Iran’s investments in the nuclear field included undeclared activities to the IAEA that had potential military applications, rather than strictly military purposes. This chapter concludes by outlining the formalization of a marginal role of the military apparatus in the nuclear program since the early 1990s.
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Gaietta, M. (2015). Progressive Consolidation (1989–98). In: The Trajectory of Iran’s Nuclear Program. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137508256_4
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