Zarif and president rouhani are heavily invested in the success of the nuclear deal. Rouhani touted this deal as a panacea for many of irans problems tying his political fortunes to the success of the deal. If its in trouble, then hes in trouble. Also, secretary tillersons tough words last night are not going to fare well for the moderate mr. Rouhani as he seeks a second term in office in next months president ial elections. In fact, its going to be ammunition for hard liners who want to shoot down his chances of reelection. Hard liners who have argued he should never have done the deal in the first place. If they get their way, then in irans next president could be an ultraconseverive not open to talks with the west. But the big question that remains is if america tries to renegotiate the deal, or impose new sanctions, what will iran do . The Supreme Leader has warned of dire consequences if america violates the terms of the deal. He may think its more prudent to shut the doors to the
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