On July 14 Iran and its P5+1 negotiating partners agreed a "Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action" to resolve western concerns over the goals of Iran's nuclear programs. The deal marks the end of 36 years of western sanctions on Iran. Upon affirmation of the JCPOA by the full United Nations Security Council,
most sanctions
in force against Iran will be terminated.
The P5+1
consists of
the five permanent members of the Security Council plus Germany, which has supplied technology to Iran's...
... Iran
Will the deal with the group of six pave the way for an overall warming in the relationship between Tehran and Western capitals? It’s unlikely to, at least as far as Washington is concerned. In the context of the agreements on the Iranian nuclear programme Europe will try to strengthen its relations with the Islamic Republic in the economic realm, as it regards the country as an alternative to Russia as a source of hydrocarbon resources. As far as the USA is concerned, it will not change its strategy, the aim of which is to change the Iranian regime, which is outside the control of the White House and is pursuing an independent political path in the region.
It is most likely that a new pretext for ...
... time, the two sides face a range of unresolved problems that stymie the negotiating process. Teheran and the six powers are unable to agree, firstly, on the conversion of the reactor in Arak; secondly, on the facility in Fordo, which has several thousand uranium enrichment centrifuges (some members of the six powers insist on dismantling the enterprise); and thirdly, on the time that the final agreement is to be signed.
Both Iran and the six powers (especially the United States) periodically issue ...
At the end of 2014, the key document settling the issue of Iran's nuclear program was not signed, dashing all hope for the conclusion of what would have been the deal of the year. Representatives of the delegations involved in the negotiations postponed the signing to June 2015. Over the next six months, the parties will hold a series of meetings to resolve technical and political differences hampering the reaching and implementation of a comprehensive agreement. However, this is not the only factor...
Interview with Vladimir Sazhin
On October 15, 2014, a trilateral meeting was held between US Secretary of State John Kerry, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. As organized between the six-nation group of powers and Iran, a historic comprehensive agreement will be signed on November 24, 2014 that will put an end to the controversy surrounding the Iranian nuclear issue and open the way for the...
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. Statement by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the results of the negotiations between the foreign ministers of the P5+1 international mediators and the Iranian delegation on the situation around Iran’s Nuclear Programme, Geneva, November 24, 2013.
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. Joint Plan of Actions. Annex to the Statement by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the results of the negotiations between the foreign ministers of the P5+1 ...
