Thread by @RezaNasri1

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1) Iran fully complied with all #JCPOA restrictions until a year after Trump withdrew from the agreement. Any contention that Iran would not abide by the deal if the U.S returns to the JCPOA first is misleading and unsubstantiated.

2) On the other hand, if Iran returns to full compliance first, there's no guarantee the U.S would follow through with a promise to do the same.

3) In fact, the mood in Washington is that "there's nothing legally, politically or morally wrong with reneging on a promise if you feel you have the upper-hand and can squeeze even more concession out of your counterpart".

4) In other words, there's a "negotiation culture" and a particular U.S pattern of behaviour that Iran can simply not overlook.

5) How can it when there are still U.S "lawmakers" who openly argue that the Biden administration should basically "pocket the profits of stolen goods" by keeping Trump's illegal sanctions intact, and using them as "leverage" against Iran?

6) Truth is, the U.S has a bleak record when it comes to keeping its promises with regard to Iran; And, on top of that, its politico-legal system doesn't constrain the executive branch in any way when it comes to acting in good-faith.

7) In fact, Trump openly lied to congress - with no consequences whatsoever - when he declined to certify Iran's compliance with the JCPOA under the "Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act", when in fact, all IAEA reports were confirming Iran's full adherence to its obligations

8) So, in view of the U.S record, its "negotiation culture" and its inability to constrain a president to act in good-faith, it's very unlikely that Iran would take the first step on the off chance that the current administration will act in a fundamentally different way!

9) If the Biden administration and EU/E3 is serious about wanting to revive the JCPOA, the first step would be to recognize that Iran - not the U.S - has been the "aggrieved party" in the past years, and act accordingly.