Opposition groups inside US political bodies blasted an imminent agreement with Iran, raising concerns about the possibility of US violation.
After a delay in which diplomats returned to their respective capitals for deliberations, the eighth round of negotiations between Iran and world powers started a few days ag, showing signs of imminent accomplishments.
Iran agreed to put a constraint on its nuclear capability in return for the removal of western sanctions on its economic and commercial activities in 2015. three years later, previous American President unilaterally pulled out of the agreement and introduced fresh sanctions on Tehran. US violation of the deal was responded in form of staging new activities to progress well beyond the deal’s boundaries.
Biden promised to revive the pact, which was struck while Biden was vice president under in Obama administration. Dozens of rounds of discussions in Vienna, however, have failed to find a way back into the agreement. The talks, by the way, have restarted last week, with some encouraging prospects.
Washington reinstated sanctions waiver last week, allowing third parties to help Tehran with its peaceful nuclear program. The move, according to US sources, is vital on the way to restore the JCPOA and force Iran back into conformity with the pact.
Former Us government’s policy to impose “maximum pressure” on Iran, according to Biden administration, has failed sharply. They maintained that the agreement is critical for controlling Iran’s nuclear ambitions and guaranteeing that the Middle Eastern country will never acquire a nuclear bomb.
The first rounds of talks under Biden administrations started early last year. From the primary stages, Iran had concerns about the potential US violation of the new agreement. Washington’s conduct since 2018 made Iran calling for credible guarantees. New developments inside the US indicates that Iran’s concerns were relevant.
US violation of Accords; An Ever-potential
While the negotiations are getting closer to final stages in Vienna, the opposing voices inside the US are getting louder. With the announcement about the Sanctions waiver last week, the Republicans, Democrats, and critics of nuclear agreement with Iran launched new round of attacks against the local diplomatic apparatus.
A US Senator began his hour-long speech on the chamber with a picture depicting a green, white, and red bomb. Bob Menendez was referring to a claimed theory about Iran’s ambitions for the nuclear weapons through showing its flag’s colors.
The chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee railed vehemently against resurrecting the JCPOA for more than an hour. He believes that the limits a potential accord would place on Tehran’s alarmingly and swiftly growing nuclear activities are insufficient. “At this point, we seriously have to ask: What exactly are we trying to salvage?” the significant Democrat senator stressed.
With nuclear discussions near the home stages, Menendez isn’t the only one who opposes renewing the historic accord. Republicans and hardliners in Democratic fronts advise US president to reconsider his policy.
Analysts believe that the US increasingly strident criticism of accord is a hint that a deal is close at hand. It shows that the democratic government is pressing ahead to realize it against the opposers’ requirements. “This is a clear signal, as we also know from other reporting, that a deal is in sight. The negotiators are close to the end goal,” an Iranian journalist living in the US asserted.
The increasingly loud criticism of the negotiations has a further message too. It shows that aby future accord with rely on future political developments in the US. Iranian concerns about US violation of the new agreement, as such, seems relevant, considering the recent remarks.
