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Quadriga - Iran deal - all about business?

July 23, 2015

The Iran Nuclear deal is just a few days' old. And German economics minister Sigmar Gabriell is already in Teheran, discussing business prospects with the regime.

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The declared aim of the nuclear talks was to prevent Iran getting the bomb and to make the Middle East safer.

Iran Deutschland Beziehungen Bundeswirtschaftsminister Sigmar Gabriel
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But did the West have an ulterior motive? Is the deal with Iran all about business?

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Our guests:

Adnan Tabatabai - is a Berlin-based political analyst on Iranian affairs. His opinion on the Iran deal: “Diplomacy works: the Nuclear Agreement is a blueprint for conflict resolution in the Middle East.”

Alan Posener - is an author and political commentator for the Berlin daily Die Welt. He thinks: “The mullahs are the problem, not the bomb. They exploited our weakness to get a deal that benefits them without giving us anything in return.”

Ursula Weidenfeld – is a well known Business journalist. She says: “Iran is not a friend. Iran remains dangerous. But it is better to try a deal than to risk a war.”

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23.07.15 Quadriga Adnan Tabatabai