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This piece written by the American Conservative's senior editor has struck a serious cord. How close President Biden is to making a huge mistake with Iran and the JCPOA. At a time when most Iranians feel dissed by America thanks to the previous lying con in chief. I truly hope that Biden is able to bring Tehran to the table and negotiate a JOPOA II asap. Anything beyond 6 months may be too late. By too late might mean a nasty fireworks show. My concerned thoughts are with you Joe Biden.
The Nuclear Deal Disintegrates While Biden Dawdles | The American Conservative
The Biden administration is about to make a serious mistake in its handling of the nuclear issue with Iran:
Rouhani and his government bought the U.S. time to make good on Biden’s promises, and practically the first thing that Biden is going to do after that is complain to the IAEA about Iran’s supposed intransigence. Whatever the technical justification the administration might offer for this, it is politically and diplomatically tone-deaf. It signals to Iran that their patience and willingness to remain in the JCPOA are not going to be rewarded, and it suggests that the U.S. isn’t serious about honoring its commitments. Salvaging the nuclear deal was bound to be difficult, but the Biden administration has needlessly complicated its own task by taking one misstep after another.
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The Nuclear Deal Disintegrates While Biden Dawdles | The American Conservative
The Biden administration is about to make a serious mistake in its handling of the nuclear issue with Iran:
Biden and his team have squandered too much time already. Moving to censure Iran at the IAEA is the wrong move at the worst time. The Iranian government just went out of its way to show flexibility on continuing to allow international inspections. Just before the February 23 deadline when Iran was supposed to suspend its implementation of the Additional Protocol according to a new law passed by the Majlis (a law that has the support of 73% of Iranians), the Iranian government and the IAEA struck a bargain for the next three months that would permit more inspections than would have been possible otherwise.The U.S. is asking other countries to support a formal censure of Iran over its accelerating nuclear activities, a signal that the Biden administration wants to turn up the diplomatic heat on Tehran as it looks to restore a crumbling 2015 accord.
Rouhani and his government bought the U.S. time to make good on Biden’s promises, and practically the first thing that Biden is going to do after that is complain to the IAEA about Iran’s supposed intransigence. Whatever the technical justification the administration might offer for this, it is politically and diplomatically tone-deaf. It signals to Iran that their patience and willingness to remain in the JCPOA are not going to be rewarded, and it suggests that the U.S. isn’t serious about honoring its commitments. Salvaging the nuclear deal was bound to be difficult, but the Biden administration has needlessly complicated its own task by taking one misstep after another.
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