{"id":422358,"date":"2022-03-27T18:09:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T15:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/us-envoy-plays-down-expectations-on-new-iran-nuclear-accord\/"},"modified":"2022-03-27T18:09:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T15:09:11","slug":"us-envoy-plays-down-expectations-on-new-iran-nuclear-accord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-envoy-plays-down-expectations-on-new-iran-nuclear-accord\/","title":{"rendered":"#US envoy plays down expectations on new Iran nuclear accord"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a233a9420e1e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a233a9420e1e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-envoy-plays-down-expectations-on-new-iran-nuclear-accord\/#%E2%80%9CUS_envoy_plays_down_expectations_on_new_Iran_nuclear_accord%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;US envoy plays down expectations on new Iran nuclear accord&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CUS_envoy_plays_down_expectations_on_new_Iran_nuclear_accord%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;US envoy plays down expectations on new Iran nuclear accord&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u200bThe US special envoy to Iran\u200b on Sunday chilled expectations that a new nuclear deal between Iran and world powers was imminent as 11 months of talks stalled amid Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u200b\u201dI can\u2019t be confident it is imminent\u200b. \u200b\u2026 A few months ago we thought we were pretty close as well,\u201d\u00a0\u200bRobert \u200bMalley said at the Doha Forum international conference\u200b in Qatar\u200b.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn any negotiations, when there\u2019s issues that remain open for so long, it tells you something about how hard it is to bridge the gap.\u00a0\u200b\u200b\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Malley\u2019s assessment of the Biden administration\u2019s efforts to revive the 2015 deal brokered by the Obama White House\u200b was at odds with comments from an Iranian official.\u00a0\u200b<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, it\u2019s imminent. It depends on the political will of the United States,\u201d\u00a0\u200bKamal \u200bKharrazi\u200b, a senior adviser to Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said at the conference.\u200b\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following his election, President Biden said he wanted to explore rejoining the accord that former President Donald Trump withdrew from in 2018.\u00a0\u200b<\/p>\n<p>The deal, which would lift crippling economic sanctions against Tehran in exchange for curbing its nuclear program, has \u200bhit a number of stumbling blocks during negotiations in Vienna.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/iran-505.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The US special envoy to Iran\u200b on Sunday chilled expectations that a new nuclear deal between Iran and world powers was imminent as 11 months of talks stalled.\" class=\"wp-image-21676801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/iran-505.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/iran-505.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/iran-505.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The US special envoy to Iran\u200b on Sunday chilled expectations that a new nuclear deal between Iran and world powers was imminent as 11 months of talks stalled.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Lisi Niesner<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It also faces stiff opposition in Israel and in some countries in the Gulf who fear that the agreement doesn\u2019t go far enough to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n<p>They also warn that easing the sanctions would\u00a0provide\u00a0Iran with an influx of billions of dollars in revenue the\u00a0ruling mullahs would\u00a0use to back hostile\u00a0militant\u00a0groups in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Since Trump backed out of the deal, Tehran has claimed the US violated the tenets of the accord and has ramped up its nuclear program by breaching the limits on enriching uranium and employing advanced centrifuges.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Robert-_Malley-520.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Robert Malley (right) the United States Special Envoy for Iran speaks during the Plenary Session of the final day of Doha Forum.\" class=\"wp-image-21676814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Robert-_Malley-520.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Robert-_Malley-520.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Robert-_Malley-520.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Robert Malley (right), the United States Special Envoy for Iran, speaks during the Plenary Session of the final day of Doha Forum.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA\/NOUSHAD THEKKAYIL<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But the talks have hit a snag on Iran\u2019s insistence that its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps be removed from foreign terrorist organization designation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIRGC is a national army and a national army being listed as a terrorist group certainly is not acceptable,\u201d Kharrazi said.<\/p>\n<p>Tehran also wants assurances that no future American president will be able to withdraw from the deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kamal-_Kharrazi_-522.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Iran's former foreign affairs minister Sayyid Kamal Kharrazi takes part in a panel during the Doha Forum in Qatar's capital, on March 27, 2022. \" class=\"wp-image-21676816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kamal-_Kharrazi_-522.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kamal-_Kharrazi_-522.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Kamal-_Kharrazi_-522.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Iran\u2019s former foreign affairs minister Sayyid Kamal Kharrazi takes part in a panel during the Doha Forum in Qatar\u2019s capital, on March 27, 2022. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">KARIM JAAFAR\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/blinken-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the the US commitment to Iran not acquiring a nuclear weapon is &quot;unwavering,&quot; and vowed to cooperate with Israel to counter Iran's &quot;aggressive behavior&quot; in the Middle East.\" class=\"wp-image-21676891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/blinken-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/blinken-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/blinken-4.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the the US commitment to Iran not acquiring a nuclear weapon is \u201cunwavering,\u201d and vowed to cooperate with Israel to counter Iran\u2019s \u201caggressive behavior\u201d in the Middle East.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ABIR SULTAN\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the same time, Russia, which was among the world powers signing on to the 2015 accord and has been heavily sanctioned over its invasion of Ukraine, wanted guarantees that if the deal is restored the sanctions will not affect trade with Iran.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Recently, however, the Kremlin has walked back threats it would scuttle a renewed agreement unless its demands were met.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Amid the recent developments, Secretary of State Antony Blinken <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ed to Jerusalem on Sunday to dampen fears that Iran could emerge a nuclear\u00a0power if an accord is reached.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-nypost-medium-post\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"322\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Robert-_Malley-521.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=322\" alt=\"Robert Malley's assessment of the Biden administration's efforts to revive the 2015 deal brokered by the Obama White House\u200b was at odds with comments from an Iranian official. \u200b\" class=\"wp-image-21676833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Robert-_Malley-521.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=644 644w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Robert-_Malley-521.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=483 483w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Robert-_Malley-521.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=322 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Robert-_Malley-521.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=161 161w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Robert-_Malley-521.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\"\/><figcaption>Robert Malley\u2019s assessment of the Biden administration\u2019s efforts to revive the 2015 deal brokered by the Obama White House\u200b was at odds with comments from an Iranian official. \u200b<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPAEPA\/NOUSHAD THEKKAYIL<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhen it comes to the most important element, we see eye to eye,\u201d Blinken\u00a0\u200bsaid at\u00a0a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> conference with Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid. \u201cWe are both committed, both determined that Iran will never acquire a nuclear weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blinken echoed the administration\u2019s belief that binding Iran to an agreement \u201cis the best way to put Iran\u2019s program back in the box it was in.\u201d\u200b<\/p>\n<p>He said the US commitment to Iran not acquiring a nuclear weapon is \u201cunwavering,\u201d and vowed to cooperate with Israel to counter Iran\u2019s \u201caggressive behavior\u201d in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>But Lapid said Israel, which is not a party to the agreement, retains the right to take military action against Iran if it is deemed necessary.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsrael and the United States will continue to work together to prevent a nuclear Iran. At the same time, Israel will do anything we believe is needed to stop the Iranian nuclear program. Anything,\u201d Lapid said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom our point of view the Iranian threat is not theoretical. The Iranians want to destroy Israel. They will not succeed, we will not let them\u200b,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires\u200b<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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