Tehran demands the impossible!
Commersant
"The Iranian deal saves the whole world," the article by Elena Chernenko and Anastasia Chubonova in Kommersant, about Tehran's demand from Moscow and other parties for an unfulfilled guarantee agreement.
The Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, in Brussels, discussed with Foreign Ministers of Great Britain, France and Germany, as well as with the head of European diplomacy, ways to save the Iranian nuclear deal. On the eve of his visit, he was in China and Russia, where they assured him of the willingness to jointly defend the convention, which was undermined by Washington.
In the meantime, it is not clear how the remaining members of the nuclear agreement will work to ensure its implementation after the US withdrawal. But, according to Anton Kholobkov, director of the Center for Energy and Security, nothing threatens its technical implementation. "The Americans have actively participated in a costly and technically complex project to modernize the research reactor in Arak, and if it shows political will, the project may accelerate." The United States has many restrictions on cooperation with Iran in the area of export controls, "The Americans can simplify the work on the project."
However, the main problem is not in the technical aspects of the deal. Jawad Zarif in talks in Moscow was clear: Iran wants to continue to gain economic benefits from complying with the requirements to limit its nuclear program as stipulated by the agreement. According to him, it is important for Tehran to "get assurances that the legitimate interests of the Iranian people are protected." The United States has already announced its intention to reinstate economic sanctions against Iran, not later than 180 days, and threatened restrictive measures against foreign companies that would not leave Iran.
"It would be very difficult to protect a foreign company that cooperates with Iran from US secondary sanctions," said Antoine Khloubkov, "Yes, we can try to delay the process of legal registration of the US withdrawal from the agreement." For the time being, I do not see the premise that the Europeans - and their actions in particular - will determine whether companies can be protected from sanctions - by taking strict countermeasures and confronting the United States. A serious escalation with Washington, despite their loud statements. "
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