Will the EU diplomacy revive the Iran nuclear deal or keep spinning in a vacuum?
Posted: 25th July 2022
By Adérito Vicente | July 21, 2022
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on June 25, 2022 in Tehran, Iran. Their talks aimed at reviving the stalled nuclear deal. (Photo by Meghdad Madadi ATPImages/Getty Images)
Since it resumed construction of its underground nuclear complex and turned off surveillance cameras at its nuclear sites, Iran has been accused of violating the terms of its nuclear deal. But an important question is whether Iran is already—or close to being—effectively a “nuclear-capable” state. The short answer is no. The long one: it’s complicated.