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Iranians fear the future after Trump exits Iran nuclear deal

 

“Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a Middle East security and nuclear policy specialist at Princeton University who is a former spokesman for Iran in its nuclear negotiations with the West, said it was inevitable that Iranians would lose trust in the U.S. because of Trump’s decision to violate the agreement.

He predicted that the country would no longer be prepared to “engage with the U.S. to negotiate on other disputed issues like weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and the regional conflicts.”

 

Mousavian also suggested that Iran is now likely to turn its back on the West and instead build closer diplomatic and trade ties with Russia and China.”

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“Iranians fear the future after Trump exits Iran nuclear deal,” NBC News, Ali Arouzi and Saphora Smith, May 10, 2018.

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Mark and Denise in the Mornings

“Unpacking the morning news we started talking about the Iran Nuclear Deal and President Trump’s announcement to withdraw from the agreement. To break that down, we welcomed to the phone lines Dr. Marc Lamont Hill www.marclamonthill.com to go into details. The 8 o’clock hour, sponsored by POWER, continued the conversation on the Iran Nuclear Deal as we brought to the show for the first time Mr. Seyed Hossein Mousavian Middle East Security and Nuclear Policy Specialist from Princeton University to get world reaction.”

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“Mark and Denise in the Mornings,” WWDB-AM Talk 860, May 9, 2018.

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A dangerous new US-Iran escalation

“By trying to undo the JCPOA, Trump discredits the notion of US-Iran diplomatic engagement and radicalizes Iranian policies. Indeed, Trump has officially declared a regime-change policy towards Iran, as his speech made clear, setting himself on an all-out confrontational path against Iran. A dangerous new US-Iran escalation will now ensue, and it will have the real potential of resulting in a devastating war that will make the costs of the Iraq War pale in comparison.”

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“A dangerous new US-Iran escalation,” Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, May 9, 2018.

 

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Iran must engage in NPT subject to full JCPOA implementation

On Trump’s views about amending the JCPOA, Seyed Hossein Mousavian told PD: “Trump’s demands to amend the JCPOA have no legal and logical basis; because the agreement has been backed both by the UN Security Council and the IAEA.” To the question of what Iran will decide if Trump withdraws from the JCPOA, he answered: “I am not aware of the decisions made by Iranian authorities, but I believe Iran should use the guidelines provided in the JCPOA and take its grievances to the mutual commission set up with the P5+1 signatories.”

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“Iran must engage in NPT subject to full JCPOA implementation,” Persia Digest, May 5, 2018.

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Commentary: How Bullying Iran Could Backfire for Trump

“Implicit in Trump’s approach is that he can bully and pressure Iran into meeting his demands. However, the track record of U.S.-Iran relations since the 1979 Iranian revolution leaves little room to believe that Iran concedes to pressure. As a former Iranian diplomat who served as the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of Iran’s National Security and spokesman for Iran’s nuclear negotiating team, I know from firsthand experience that Tehran responds to pressure by doing everything it can to produce leverage for itself.”

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“Commentary: How Bullying Iran Could Backfire for Trump,” Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Reuters, May 1, 2018.

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Iran’s former diplomat suggests JCPOA model for talks with N.Korea

Hossein Mousavian put forward the suggestion through a speech that was delivered at the International Panel on Fissile Materials (IPFM), hosted by National Assembly of Republic of Korea on April 14-17 in Seoul. In the speech, Mousavian proposed using Iran’s nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as a model for any future negotiation with North Korea. The full text of Mousavian’s speech is as follows:

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“Iran’s former diplomat suggests JCPOA model for talks with N.Korea,” IRNA, April 18, 2018.

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5 potential scenarios for Iran deal

“President Donald Trump’s tapping of Mike Pompeo and John Bolton for secretary of state and national security adviser, respectively, should do away with any pretense that the US administration wishes to ‘fix’ the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). While Trump has long telegraphed his desire to undo the nuclear deal, Pompeo and especially Bolton have long advocated regime-change policies toward Iran, including war. As the May 12 deadline for Trump to renew sanctions waivers under the JCPOA approaches, five scenarios exist for how Trump’s ‘fix it or nix it’ saga on the accord will play out.”

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“5 potential scenarios for Iran deal,” Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Al Monitor, April 13, 2018.

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Saudis Using Their Nuclear Program as Leverage to Kill JCPOA: Ex-Iranian Negotiator

“Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian nuclear negotiator, said the Saudis are using their nuclear program as a leverage to ‘incentivize’ US President Donald Trump to mount pressure on Iran and ultimately undo the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).”

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“Saudis Using Their Nuclear Program as Leverage to Kill JCPOA: Ex-Iranian Negotiator,” Tasnim, February 28, 2017.