![]() The former had favored some kind of gesture toward the Guards on the grounds that dropping the group from the blacklist would have few real-world consequences, while the latter feared criticism from Republicans before the November midterm elections. The United States has said it does not negotiate in public and had avoided making any clear statement on the fate of the Revolutionary Guards' status.īut Price's comments appeared to confirm that the Biden administration was hardening its position against removing the designation after a split between its diplomatic fringe, allied with part of the military, and the political wing of the White House. ![]() He added that Iran should negotiate in "good faith" and reciprocity. ![]() "If Iran wants sanctions lifting that goes beyond the JCPOA, they'll need to address concerns of ours that go beyond the JCPOA," State Department spokesman Ned Price said this week. The Iranians argue that it was only added to the list by Trump to increase pressure on them after the US exit from the 2015 agreement, also known by its acronym, the JCPOA.īut the Americans have shot back that the subject is in no way related to the nuclear issue. The fate of the Guards is the final obstacle blocking the talks: the Islamic Republic is demanding the removal of its elite ideological force from the US blacklist of "foreign terrorist organizations." Change of direction However, a draft compromise is still on the table, after resolution of most of the thorniest issues. ![]() Under the presidency of Donald Trump, the United States walked out of the agreement in 2018 and reinstated economic sanctions against Tehran, which in response, shrugged off restrictions imposed on its nuclear activities.īiden wants Iran to return to the agreement, provided that Iran resumes those commitments.ĭespite early hopes, the talks are deadlocked and the emissaries have not been in the Austrian capital since March 11. Negotiations opened a year ago in Vienna to revive the landmark 2015 agreement that was supposed to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. ![]() "Each side is just hoping that the other would blink first," Ali Vaez, an Iran expert from the International Crisis Group, a conflict-prevention think tank, told AFP. ![]()
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