Experts say
that P5+1 negotiation with Iran are the outcome of paradigm shift in the US foreign
policy. The US seems to have lost interest in the Middle East and wants to
focus more on South China Sea emerging saga. However, it still wants to protect
the interest of its old allies in the Middle East, who feel deprived after the
US attained the status of largest crude oil producing country.
With the
July 9th, the real deadline for the nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1
approaching fast, the critics of the Lausanne Nuclear Framework Agreement in
Washington and Tehran has stepped up their criticism. The foreign ministers of
world powers are likely to clinch an accord they hope will end a 13-year
standoff.
The time has
come P5+1 group should take a sensitive and historical decision and choose
between an agreement or imposition of new sanctions on Iran. It is encouraging
that both the sides want to put an end to an unnecessary and lingering crisis
that should have been resolved a long time ago. The positive point is that in
spite of all the remaining differences in these last hours, the negotiators have
never been so close to a long lasting solution. However, reaching a consensus
does not look definite as yet.
The Iranian foreign minister has rightly said that reaching an agreement requires courage to compromise, self-assertiveness to be flexible, maturity to take logical decisions, wisdom to abandon illusions and audacity to break old habits. He claims that logic is winning over illusion because super powers have finally understood that pressure and threat just can’t yield long lasting solutions, but increase tensions and enmities.
Many may tend to agree that imposition of the cruelest economic sanctions against Iran has not helped the opponents of its nuclear program in achieving their objective that is the reason they chose to negotiate. Iran has repeatedly expressed its readiness for reaching a good and balanced agreement and open new prospects to fight emerging challenges, the worst being extremism a common threat against the entire world.
The Iranian foreign minister has rightly said that reaching an agreement requires courage to compromise, self-assertiveness to be flexible, maturity to take logical decisions, wisdom to abandon illusions and audacity to break old habits. He claims that logic is winning over illusion because super powers have finally understood that pressure and threat just can’t yield long lasting solutions, but increase tensions and enmities.
Many may tend to agree that imposition of the cruelest economic sanctions against Iran has not helped the opponents of its nuclear program in achieving their objective that is the reason they chose to negotiate. Iran has repeatedly expressed its readiness for reaching a good and balanced agreement and open new prospects to fight emerging challenges, the worst being extremism a common threat against the entire world.
It is
necessary to understand that some of the concerns expressed by Iranians are but
natural. They say the deal limiting R&D is an act of imposing sanctioning. Iranian
apprehensions are being interpreted by the West as its pulling back from the
commitments under the framework of agreement.
The biggest
thorn is Iranian strongly believe that the US, keeping in view its history of
animosity with Iran, cannot be trusted to abide by its commitments. Their doubts are entrenched in the belief
that the IAEA is untrustworthy because of being an American tool.
Those
watching the negotiations closely say that allowing the foreign inspectors to get
any time to any sensitive Iranian site violates Iran’s sovereignty and makes
its national security secrets vulnerable. They also oppose allowing Iranian scientists
to be interrogated given the track record of several Iranian scientists having
been assassinated by Israeli intelligence.
Iranian
critics also believe that Lausanne agreement prevents Iran from meeting its
practical domestic energy needs on time. The current contract Iran has with
Russia to provide fuel for its nuclear power plant in Bushehr will expire in
2021. After the expiry of this contract Iran will not be able to operate this
power plant as being stipulated in the Lausanne agreement.