Alan Greenspan Dies at 100 as Iran-US Nuclear Talks Falter in Switzerland

Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman and one of the most consequential economic policymakers of the post-Bretton Woods era, died at age 100, according to Al Jazeera and at least 12 cross-source reports — making it the highest cross-source story in today's corpus. Simultaneously, Iran-US negotiations in Switzerland concluded under significant tension: Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf publicly defended the negotiations, arguing they helped halt bloodshed in Lebanon, while separate reporting from Malaysiakini notes the MOU faces criticism for offering too much to Tehran. Defense One raises a structural problem: even if Iran accepts new inspections, verification capacity — given hidden centrifuges and enforcement gaps — remains deeply uncertain. The two stories together define the day's dominant signal: the passing of the architect of the Great Moderation monetary regime, and the near-failure of a diplomatic framework intended to cap Iran's nuclear program.