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Iran’s New Doctrine: Pivot to the East

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Seyed Hossein Mousavian

The JCPOA was an international agreement between Iran and world powers endorsed by the U.N. Security Council in Resolution 2231. But while the Iranians fully implemented the deal, the United States withdrew from it under the Trump administration and the European Union subsequently failed to fulfill its responsibilities under the agreement. The upshot of the U.S. withdrawal and European complacency was a revival of sanctions at a pace and intensity unprecedented over the past 40 years. This has emboldened Iran’s long-debated strategy of adopting a “Look East” foreign policy, as the JCPOA experience convinced the Iranians that no matter how much goodwill is demonstrated, the West is both unreliable and untrustworthy.

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https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/irans-new-doctrine-pivot-to-the-east/

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What’s at stake in the upcoming presidential elections in the US and Iran

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Seyed Hossein Mousavian

With two important presidential elections are coming up in the U.S. and Iran, expectations are that Iran’s next president will be from the Principalists (conservative) faction, just like the result of recent parliamentary elections. The conservative faction’s ascendance is largely due to the fact that Western powers backed away from the JCPOA. The Principalists have always been extremely suspicious of any negotiations with the United States given its dishonest record.That said, rapprochement may is possible, particularly with a change in administration in January 2021. The U.S. must show goodwill in three areas.

What’s at stake in the upcoming presidential elections in the US and Iran

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Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ strategy is dangerous and should end

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Seyed Hossein Mousavian

By destroying the deal, the Trump administration effectively dismantled the most comprehensive mechanism of inspection in the history of the NPT. The US has also presented a draft resolution to the Security Council to extend a UN arms embargo on Tehran. The real US strategy is to “snap back” all UN sanctions on Iran, with full knowledge that Russia and China would not agree to renew the arms embargo, which is a clear violation of the nuclear deal and UN Resolution 2231.

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https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/trumps-iran-policy-dangerous-and-needs-end

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Sanctions make Iran’s coronavirus crisis more deadly

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Seyed Hossein Mousavian

The Trump administration, seemingly in denial about its own shambolic response to the crisis, tried to blame the pandemic’s high toll in Iran on the incompetence and corruption of the Iranian government. The Iranian leadership indeed made some mistakes in its handling of this public health emergency, such as initially underestimating the threat posed by the virus and failing to close the country’s borders in time. It is, however, impossible to claim that the Iranian government is solely responsible for the devastation the pandemic has caused in the country. 

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https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2020/5/8/sanctions-make-irans-coronavirus-crisis-more-deadly

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Iran and the US: A path back from the brink.

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Seyed Hossein Mousavian

Former US President George W Bush once warned that a nuclear-armed Iran could lead to World War Three. Through the Iran nuclear deal, agreed between world powers and Iran, Obama laid a new foundation on nuclear disarmament, noting that Iran had agreed “to the most robust and intrusive inspections and transparency regime ever negotiated for any nuclear programme in history”.

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https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/road-map-iran-and-us-avoid-all-out-war

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Dr. Mousavian’s Latest Book “A Middle East Free of Weapons of Mass Destruction”

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Weapons of mass destruction pose an existential threat to global peace and security. But nowhere is it more urgent to stem their spread than in the Middle East, a region fraught with mistrust and instability. Accounting for these geopolitical realities, including the ongoing talks to curb Iran’s nuclear program, the authors present a practical and innovative strategy to a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

Dr. Mousavian outlines an approach toward disarmament in the region, prescribing confidence-building measures and verification tools　to create trust among the region’s governments. Their vision also sees the realization of a WMD-free zone within a broader regional agenda for security and cooperation to advance socioeconomic and political progress.

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Can there be a deal between Iran and the US in the new year?

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More than a year after its implementation, it is now clear that the US’s maximum pressure policy against Iran is not working. Iran’s political, military and religious leadership does not appear to be buckling under US economic pressure. Read the article. Read the article here. 

Access the PDF version here: Can there be a deal between Iran and the US in the new year? | Iran | Al Jazeera

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Why Iran and the U.S. are at an impasse and how to reduce Mideast tensions in spite of that?

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The ill-advised U.S. policy of maximum pressure revolves around a central misconception that it will put enough economic pressure on Iran to force it to accept Trump’s maximalist demands. It has already been more than a year since the United States has pulled out the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, regulating Iran’s nuclear activities, and none of the stated objectives of maximum pressure have been achieved. Trump’s policy and actions have led only to a political impasse. Article

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Iran didn’t ask for this crisis, but it won’t stand for Trump’s bullying

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Ramping up uranium enrichment was an inevitable response to US moves. A resolution is possible if the president changes course. In May 2018, the Trump administration unilaterally withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which was designed to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon and had been agreed on after 12 years of exhaustive negotiations.Read More

 

Iran didn’t ask for this crisis, Seyed Hossein Mousavian, 7 July, 2019. Guardian.