Telephone interview: Iran nuclear deadline

For more on the Iran nuclear issue, we speak to Hua Liming, from the China Institute of International Studies in Beijing.

Guest: Hua Liming, guest research fellow of China Institute of Int'l Studies

Q1: We know that the IAEA-drafted fuel deal is a departure from the international community's earlier position of zero Iranian enrichment. But it now looks very unlikely that Iran will agree to it. Why?

Q2: On Tuesday, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dismissed the year-end deadline. And the US government is readying sanctions against Iran. Will the US sanctions bring another round of negotiations and progress?

Q3: What are the options available to world powers if Tehran misses the deadline?

Hua Liming, guest research fellow of China Institute of Int'l Studies