{"id":303855,"date":"2023-03-16T16:01:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T15:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=303855"},"modified":"2023-05-02T22:00:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T21:00:01","slug":"why-instex-was-doomed-from-the-start-irans-politics-of-obstruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/nuclear\/why-instex-was-doomed-from-the-start-irans-politics-of-obstruction\/","title":{"rendered":"Why INSTEX Was Doomed from The Start: Iran’s Politics of Obstruction"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On March 9, a joint statement by the UK, France, and Germany (known as the E3) announced<\/a> the dissolution of Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX), citing the Iranian regime\u2019s \u201ccontinued obstruction.\u201d<\/p>\n

INSTEX was a payment mechanism created by the European Union in 2019 to facilitate trade with Iran while bypassing U.S. sanctions. Although the U.S. did not sanction medication and food, this Special-Purpose Vehicle was supposed to help Tehran to have access to basic humanitarian needs. Despite their smoke and mirrors campaign blaming sanctions for nearly all of Iran\u2019s crises, the ruling fanatics were unhappy with the INSTEX, because they couldn\u2019t use it to fund their oppressive and terrorist apparatus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to the E3\u2019s statement on March 9, \u201cFor political reasons, Iran has systematically prevented INSTEX from fulfilling its mandate. Iran only agreed to a single transaction, in early 2020, for the export of medical goods from Europe to Iran.\u201d The statement underlines that Tehran \u201cconsistently and deliberately blocked other proposals for transactions between the United Kingdom, Norway, the European Union and Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was born from a political determination to impede the use of INSTEX<\/a> under any circumstance. Thus, the Iranian leadership has chosen to act against the interests of its people by refusing to cooperate on the export of medicine and other life-saving goods,\u201d the statement adds, further clarifying that the ruling theocracy had other goals than \u201cevading sanctions to help people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Why INSTEX failed? <\/strong><\/p>\n

In reaction to the INSTEX\u2019s liquidation by the European countries, the Iranian regime\u2019s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Naser Kanani, blamed the European powers for the SPV\u2019s failure and said that Tehran didn\u2019t need it. But despite the regime\u2019s blame game and self-boasting rhetoric, the facts on the ground reveal the opposite. The Iranian regime started acting against INSTEX from its very first days. And there is precedence for this behavior.<\/p>\n

In 2015, the clerical regime signed a nuclear deal with powers, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)<\/a>. The deal provides the regime with major sanctions relief and economic incentives. But the regime did not use it to revive Iran\u2019s bankrupt economy or address people\u2019s dire needs. Crushed under sanctions, the world\u2019s largest state sponsor of terrorism was seeking a way to fund its illicit activities.<\/p>\n

Sadly, Western powers\u2019 appeasement policy allowed the regime to give very little while receiving a lot. Besides, as regime officials later acknowledged<\/a>, they never abided by the JCPOA terms and coerced and deceived the world community into giving it more incentive packages. When the U.S. withdrew from the JCPOA, citing the regime\u2019s provocative actions, Tehran used the E.U.\u2019s weak approach to further blackmail them.<\/p>\n

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