Why Russia Upended the Iran Deal Talks, And Then Backed Down
So long as Tehran favors the JCPOA, it is not in Russia’s interests to oppose it.
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So long as Tehran favors the JCPOA, it is not in Russia’s interests to oppose it.
Iran’s acting ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says a successful conclusion of the Vienna talks is possible if the United States and the other signatories to the 2015 Iran deal take the necessary political decisions.
As Tehran is exceptionally unlikely to agree to the concessions demanded in the letter, it appears to be a firm denunciation of any agreement with Iran.
An advisor to the Iranian negotiating team in Vienna says Tehran has no reason to trust the US and Europe due to its JCPOA experience.
An American senator says Iran got stronger after the US left the nuclear deal and implemented the “disastrous maximum pressure” policy.