Press Digest

Date: 14 July 2015 - 21:28

News ID: ۱۶۱۱۳

Last Push
IRAN: Nuclear deal was inevitable. If the US, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China are ready to recognize Iran’s rights and implement their undertakings - remove sanctions, take measures simultaneously with Iran’s actions, and stop making endless demands – the deal could work too. The problem is that the US insists on long-term restrictions, unconventional inspections, questioning Iranian figures, and the inspection of military sites (Iran’s red lines), which are not in line with the International Atomic Energy Agency and international regulations.

New Developments
AFTAB: From the policy of what was once focused on "containment” and ultimately "regime change” in Iran, there are now suggestions that ask Washington to "accommodate” the emerging regional power by responding to its demand to be treated as an equal partner on the regional stage, in particular when it comes to re-establishing peace and security. Iran’s decision to negotiate and collaborate fully with the P5+1 is to be understood within this context.

Major Differences
JAVAN: No doubt, there are deep-seated disagreements and divisions between Washington and Tehran that will not go away even after a final deal. The goal of being at the negotiating table is to strike a deal. That’s where the Iranians are now. Apparently, the same cannot be said about the Western negotiators. If anything, the American and European teams cannot be trusted even after a deal is struck.

Illegal Measures
VATAN EMROUZ: Despite Amano’s already discredited allegations, it is now pretty much evident that the sanction resolutions were and still are short of scientific, technical, legal or justified virtues, and only endorsed by the UN member states under immense pressure from the White House. To substantiate, former Assistant Secretary for Nonproliferation and International Security at the US State Department, Stephen Rademaker, said, "India's votes against Iran at the IAEA were coerced.” So it was dirty politics of coercion and not the alleged "PMD” that created all this mess in the first place.