May 02, 2007
Iran Arrests Former Nuclear Negotiator
Hossein Mousavian, a former ambassador and member of Iran's nuclear negotiation team until 2005, was arrested Monday on unspecified charges.
Mousavian was a political ally of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who was defeated by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2005. Ahmadinejad replaced the entire negotiating team after he was elected.
The president has also frequently reiterated his commitment to strengthening his country's nuclear program for domestic energy use and recently said he would "cut off hands of invaders" if its facilities were threatened.
