INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
the case?Writing an article in Financial Times on Tuesday, Josep Borrell, the European Union high representative for foreign affairs and
in Vienna and countless interactions with the JCPOA participants and the U.S., I have concluded that the space for additional significant
compromises has been exhausted
I have now put on the table a text that addresses, in precise detail, the sanctions lifting as well as the nuclear steps needed to restore
including the commitment of President Joe Biden and U.S
on and on about Iran not agreeing to the draft.A senior Israeli diplomatic source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told Al-Monitor
Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley recently told Israel that he believes the Iranians will reject Borrell's proposed text
Malley's stated opinion reflected that of Biden's Middle East adviser Brett McGurk, who told a gathering of think tank analysts last week
that the reinstatement of the nuclear deal is "highly unlikely."Meanwhile, Al-Monitor claimed it has discovered that the Mossad intelligence
agency is operating under the assumption that a deal would be achieved.According to Ali Vaez, Iran project director at the International
Crisis Group, the EU proposal misses the mark of Iran's aspirations and is unlikely to overcome the remaining gaps between the two
countries."It's difficult to imagine any type of mutually acceptable formula being reached at this point," Vaez remarked."Although the sides
are unwilling to say that the discussions have failed, I don't believe there is a route ahead," he said, adding that "I'm almost convinced
and it will not also provide a mechanism for International Atomic Energy Agency director general, whoever he/she may be, to close all Iran
files.In line with the spectrum of spreading doubts over the deal, a European Union diplomat told Laura Rozen, a prominent American reporter
my understanding, the proposal contains slight revisions, and does not contain any substantive concessions from either side
understanding that the proposal that Mr
There has been one country that has prevented a return to compliance with the JCPOA
We continue to remain in close contact with our P5+1 partners in this regard, including, of course, our European allies in this
We are reviewing the draft understanding
a deal to resurrect the 2015 pact could not be reached.Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and other Iranian officials
responded favorably to Borrell's idea right away.During a phone conversation on Wednesday evening, a day after Borrell offered a new silver
lining, Amir Abdollahian welcomed the continuation of diplomacy, thanking Borrell and his deputy Enrique Mora for their efforts.The Iranian
foreign minister said the U.S
has always claimed that it wants a deal, so this must exist in the wording of the agreement and also in practice.The JCPOA needs to be
saved, but not at any cost
In the event of a mutual return to the 2015 nuclear deal, there is a big if
