The United States hopes that the pressure from Russia, China and some Arab Gulf countries can persuade Iran to ease its position in the negotiations on the relevant steps. Biden Administration Action must be taken before the two parties return to the 2015 nuclear agreement.
talks Vienna faltering Last week, when the new tough Iranian government increased Uranium enrichment And made a proposal that US officials expressed “not serious” over the weekend because they Has returned to all the progress Made in the last round of talks.
US officials also confirmed last weekend that they will advance the emergency board meeting of the United Nations nuclear inspection agency IAEA before the end of the year. Iran The level of access to nuclear facilities to the satisfaction of nuclear regulators has not been restored.
In Tehran, officials insisted that the two main texts on sanctions and Iran’s nuclear obligations it put forward during the Vienna talks were in full compliance with the nuclear agreement, saying that the real obstacle was the United States’ refusal to lift the sanctions.
U.S. officials claim Russia In the previous rounds of talks, China was “shocked at the extent to which Iran retreats from its compromise” and has become more resolute in its demands of the United States and other countries.
The senior U.S. official said: “I think they are indeed disappointed with what Iran has chosen to do in preparations for the talks in the past few months, diplomatically speaking.”
Last week, Iran, Russia, China, Germany, France and the European Union resumed direct talks in Vienna. Delayed by five months Give the newly elected Iranian government headed by Ebrahim Raisi time to review its requirements. The official claimed that Russia and China have clearly stated that Iran “has not taken the posture of serious consideration of countries that quickly restore mutual compliance with the agreement.”
Russia and China’s approach is crucial because the new tough Iranian regime insists that it has the ability to abandon negotiations with the West, effectively unrestrict its nuclear program, and fund its domestic welfare agenda through trade with the East. The upcoming IAEA emergency board meeting in the next two weeks will be an early test of whether Iran truly loses the protection of Russia or Russia. China.
The U.S. official claimed that Iran began to isolate itself from its impatient natural allies. [applied by Donald Trump from 2018] More sympathetic to Tehran’s position. I think we see very clearly that countries around the world are now increasingly aware that Iran’s position is inconsistent with its stated goal of returning to JCPOA. [the 2015 nuclear deal] Their accelerated nuclear program is one of performance A. “
The officials did not directly answer whether he believes that China’s concerns about Iran’s nuclear proliferation will extend to the cessation of imports of Iranian oil. It is estimated that 500,000 barrels of oil per day are one of the lifelines to sustain Iran’s economy.
He also pointed out that the Gulf countries issued a statement in support of the resumption of the nuclear agreement, which changed their previous position. Sheikh Tanun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the most senior national security official in the United Arab Emirates, will visit Tehran on Monday.
But the United States also had to deal with Israel’s request that the United States recognize Iran’s involvement in nuclear blackmail. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett told his cabinet that he hopes that the Vienna negotiations, which were scheduled to restart sometime this week, will be postponed until Iran ceases uranium enrichment activities. “Iran must start paying the price for its violations,” he said.
Israel’s military attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities may end any opportunity for Russia or China to exert effective pressure on Iran to change its negotiating strategy.
U.S. officials pointed out that former senior Israeli officials Iran Nuclear Agreement“This means that it opens the door to an unfettered and uncontrolled Iranian nuclear program, which is clearly not the case when the United States and Iran abide by the agreement.”
