New from me: Momentum seen at Iran deal talks in Vienna diplomatic.substack.com/p/momentum-see…
“I think the result is better than anticipated, largely because the U.S. has changed strategy,” @vali_nasr said. “It put the lifting of sanctions on the table, which it had not done previously.” diplomatic.substack.com/p/momentum-see…
The issue of the sequencing of steps for a mutual US & Iran return to compliance is complex.
”If this is going to work, the only way forward is if both sides take steps simultaneously to end up together at the same destination on the same date,” @hrome2 diplomatic.substack.com/p/momentum-see…
”If this is going to work, the only way forward is if both sides take steps simultaneously to end up together at the same destination on the same date,” @hrome2 diplomatic.substack.com/p/momentum-see…
There is some sense of urgency to the talks because Iran elex in June. World powers would like to lock Iran into the deal’s limits before then or likely face a lengthy political transition period in which Iran’s nuclear program continues to expand diplomatic.substack.com/p/momentum-see…
“Once their presidential campaign begins,…it could be many months in which it would be very difficult to have any progress,” U.S. official said. diplomatic.substack.com/p/momentum-see…
New/Update: The U.S. delegation to the Iran deal talks in Vienna is expected to return to Washington on Friday, an expert who consulted with them said this evening. Progress was good, but the next steps are uncertain, he said. diplomatic.substack.com/p/momentum-see…
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