STUDENT NEWS Iran`s Nuclear Program; Former Army Captain Receives Medal of Honor for Heroic Actions in Afghanistan Aired October 16, 2013 - 04:00 ET THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN ANCHOR: e to your Wednesday edition N STUDENT NEWS. I`m Carl Azuz. Peaceful purposes or nuclear weapons? For years, that`s been the debate over Iran`s controversial nuclear program. Now, the discussion is happening face to face. Representatives from Iran, the ., the ., Russia, China, France and Germany started meeting yesterday in the Swiss city of Geneva. They are talking about that nuclear program. Iran says it`s serious about resolving disputes over the program. Representatives for the other country say Iran needs to address the concerns about the goals of the program. In the past, Iran has been put under sanctions because of its nuclear program. Sanctions are restrictions, usually economic ones. The goal is to force the country to take action like changing a policy or starting to negotiate with other nations. Some officials and analysts think Iran is offering to talk about its nuclear program in order to get those sanctions lifted. One of them is Israel`s prime minister. He says Iran regularly deceives the munity, so he doesn`t think the sanctions should be relaxed too soon. Authorities in the Philippines are trying
