Iran deal becomes latest casualty of Russia’s war in Ukraine
US, European and Iranian diplomats explain how the negotiations on a return to the Iran nuclear deal have been eclipsed by Russia’s war on Ukraine.
US, European and Iranian diplomats explain how the negotiations on a return to the Iran nuclear deal have been eclipsed by Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Diplomats face one lNuclear talks between Iran and world powers have stalled, raising concerns that the negotiations may fail, comprehensively killing the 2015 nuclear deal.
Dr. Mousavian’s Interview with the CNN.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/25/middleeast/saudi-iran-talks-resume-mime-intl/index.html
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.
During even President Obama, you remember John Kerry and the Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, if not every day, they were weekly in touch negotiating, meeting, emailing,’ Ambassador Mousavian noted.
“JCPOA most comprehensive agreement in non-proliferation History;” May 22 2019. IRNA.
Given its civilizational history, during most of which it played a leading role in the region, Iran will undoubtedly continue to be a major regional power. Its foreign policy will also continue to be based on the tenet of “neither East nor West.” That said, Iran’s success in maintaining this policy rests on its ability to balance its relations with the major Eastern and Western powers ― in this case the United States and Russia.
“America’s Attitude Toward Iran Risks Shifting Tehran’s East-West Balance Toward Russia,” Seyed Hossein Mousavian, The Huffington Post, October 13, 2016.
“U.S.-Iran Relations,” Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, September 9, 2016.
“U.S.-Iran Relations: How should the new president engage?” Talk at Oklahoma City University, September 9, 2016.