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Iran nuclear talks will survive presidential vote: analysts
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TEHRAN, June 11, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Iran’s presidential vote next week will likely replace a moderate with an ultraconservative, but this shouldn’t derail ongoing nuclear talks because there is a broad political consensus in Tehran that they should succeed, analysts say.
All major players in Tehran, whatever their ideological leanings, are pragmatic enough to know that only by saving the tattered 2015 nuclear deal can the Islamic republic free itself from crippling US sanctions, they argue.
The decision to try to revive the agreement, struck under moderate President Hassan Rouhani, now “transcends factional struggles,” said Clement Therme, a researcher at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy.
Iranians To Vote As Ultraconservatives Eye Easy Victory By Marc JOURDIER
06/09/21 AT 12:49 AM
Iranians will vote for a new president on June 18 in a poll many see as decided in advance, with ultraconservatives expected to strengthen their grip on power amid record low turnout.
Just seven men have been approved to run: five ultraconservatives and two reformists.
With his main rivals excluded from the final list of candidates, judiciary head Ebrahim Raisi is the clear favourite in the 13th presidential poll since Iran s 1979 revolution. Judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi is seen as favourite to become the next president of Iran Photo: AFP / -
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