Notes from meeting with Jonathan Paris focusing on his report " Prospects for Iran" published by the Legatum Institute

Iran:

•Iran lost its legitimacy after the failed June 2009 elections.
•The catalyst for the Arab Spring is founded in the above mentioned failure.
•Little media attention is now being paid to the nuclear issue. The Iranian leadership does not want to become a nuclear power- they have other issues to deal with at the moment. For example the internal rivalries between Ahmadinejad and Khamenei.
•Will there be regime change before Iran becomes a nuclear power?
•A nuclear Iran is a problem because of its regional political influence.
•Iran won’t attack Israel, because Israel has second strike capabilities.
•More focus should be given to human rights issues.