Two steps to revive—and sustain—the Iran nuclear deal
Posted: 9th December 2021
By Seyed Hossein Mousavian | December 7, 2021
Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director-General, welcomes Dr. Ali Bagheri Kani, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and his delegation upon their arrival at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 2 December 2021. Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA. (CC BY 2.0)
Iran and the world powers met last week in Vienna for a new round of nuclear deal talks, known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA. The meeting, which Iran’s top negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani deemed“fruitful,” is scheduled to resume on Wednesday. But such optimism about the negotiations stands in stark contrast to the West’s pessimism.
“I think it’s probable that this round of negotiations … does not succeed,” French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters in Dubai.
“Tehran is walking back almost all of the difficult compromises crafted after many months of hard work,” European diplomats noted.
The United States is preparing “for a world in which there is no return” to the Iran nuclear deal, a US official said.
“Iran nuclear talks head for collapse,” the New York Times wrote simply.
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