{"id":252891,"date":"2021-12-12T09:41:49","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T14:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=252891"},"modified":"2023-02-03T01:55:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T00:55:18","slug":"western-powers-should-impose-sanctions-on-tehran-rather-than-continuing-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/nuclear\/western-powers-should-impose-sanctions-on-tehran-rather-than-continuing-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Powers Should Impose Sanctions on Tehran Rather Than Continuing Talks\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The status of negotiations<\/a> over the 2015 Iran nuclear deal remained uncertain at the end of the week, as various participants attempted to promote an optimistic outlook but failed to cite any specific points of progress. As soon as the talks resumed in Vienna on December 6 following a\u00a0five-month\u00a0delay,\u00a0the Iranian regime\u2019s extortion tactics\u00a0and efforts to walk back compromises that had been established during six previous sessions of the talks\u00a0were highly criticized.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the regime\u2019s nuclear extortion, Enrique Mora<\/a>, the European Union diplomat who is currently chairing the talks claimed ahead of negotiations on Thursday that he has recognized a \u201crenewed sense of purpose\u201d among all of the negotiating partners, with respect to the need for a resolution that fully revives the 2015 agreement, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, commitment to that outcome has never truly been in doubt. The core problem is that the Iranian regime continues demanding the complete, up-front removal of all sanctions imposed or re-imposed after the US pulled out of the JCPOA in 2018. Despite expressions of optimism from\u00a0the EU, there is no clear indication that\u00a0Tehran\u00a0has stepped back from that demand or offered anything in return. So far, the regime\u2019s firm position has been that it would discuss the reversal of numerous violations of the JCPOA\u2019s terms only after the\u00a0sanctions\u00a0relief<\/a> was verified.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Scattered optimism notwithstanding, the US and the three European signatories to the JCPOA have all publicly recognized the need for alternative measures to hold the regime accountable\u00a0in the event that\u00a0it continues to stonewall the negotiating process.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Iran nuclear talks resume in Vienna as tensions run high<\/div><\/div>
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