What could possibly go wrong? After all, everyone knows that the regime in Tehran is entirely honest and benign.
“US says reedy to remove bans inconsistent with Iran nuclear deal,” Iran Front Page, December 29, 2021 (thanks to Henry):
Washington is prepared to lift sanctions on Tehran that are inconsistent with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the US State Department announced on Tuesday.
“We are prepared, as we have said, to lift sanctions that are inconsistent with the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action). The Iranians know that. It is something that the P5+1 knows. It’s something that we have been quite clear about,” State Department Spokesman Ned Price told reporters.
“It is essentially the formula that was deemed appropriate in 2015, when the deal was consummated, in 2016 when it was implemented by the P5+1 and Iran. It essentially says we’re prepared to lift sanctions inconsistent with the JCPOA, as long as Iran places itself back within the strict confines, the strict nuclear confines of the JCPOA in terms of the stringent verification and monitoring, in terms of the other restrictions that the JCPOA places on Iran’s nuclear program,” he stated.
Press Secretary of the White House Jen Psaki has also told reporters the United States is preparing other options in the situation around Iran if negotiations in Vienna on its nuclear program fail, including consulting with its partners on this issue.
“Because of the way that the Iranians approached and participated in the last round of talks, the President asked the national security team to be prepared in the event that diplomacy fails and to take a look at other options. And that has been work that has been ongoing, including in consultation with a range of partners around the world. In terms of what next steps — it looks like, I don’t think I have anything at this point to preview for you,” she noted.
Iran has submitted two draft proposals to the other parties concerning the removal of sanctions and Tehran’s nuclear commitments.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister and chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani has said Tehran will not retreat from its demands in the Vienna talks.
Bagheri has emphasized Iran’s clear stance that all oppressive US sanctions against Iran must be lifted, adding that it was the US that first left the Iran nuclear deal, JCPOA, and Washington now must take the first step toward reviving the agreement….
libertyORdeath says
It may have been the US who first woke up and abondoned the terrible deal, but it was the Iranians who first broke the deal. Iran has NEVER abided by the terms of the deal. They immediately began enriching uranium above the agreed upon limits, growing closer and closer to weapons grade material every day.
Not only did Iran violate the JCPOA almost immediately after signing it, but they ramped up their violations after the US dropped out despite the fact that the deal still remained between Iran and the European countries. Add to this the refusal to allow IAEA inspections, which were a part of the so-called nuclear deal. The Iranians were making so much progress on a nuclear weapon despite the JCPOA that Israel felt it necessary to strike at components and personnel from the Iranian nuclear program, most significantly at the Natanz plant.
There must b3 something else going on here that we don’t know about. Why would these European countries and the Biden admin want to continue with a deal that has been broken so early and so often? It kinda reminds me of the war in Iraq, where little George W was so determined to finish his dad’s work there that he was willing to say or believe ANYTHING to justify it. Now old Joe is so desperate to save Obamas JCPOA that he will ignore the violations by Iran, ignore the national security implications, AND ignore the very real threat to Israel’s very existence.
Jim says
This is not about stopping Iran from nuking Israel or America. It is about the leftists telling conservative Americans to forget it about conservative politics. Every chance they get they will push for leftist policies, and if it ruins Trump’s accomplishments o much the better. What Iran does with all the cash and freedom from sanctions is its problem. The main thing is to make the big gesture.
gravenimage says
US State Department says it’s ‘prepared’ to lift Iran sanctions that are ‘inconsistent’ with nuke deal
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Insanity. Iran has not improved in any way, and they are still seeking a nuke to wipe out Israel.