Iran sends its final response on the nuclear deal to the United States

[Theseus]

What no Kerry? 

 

C'mon man! Send Kerry back!

 

He did such a fantastic job last time they negotiated the Nuclear deal with Iran!

 

/s

Edited November 16, 2021 by Theseus

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the scientist

THE HEAD OF THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY WILL VISIT TEHRAN NEXT WEEK

Wednesday, 17 November 2021 2:45 PM

Baghdad/National News Center

Iran announced that the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, will visit Tehran early next week.

The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Behrouz Kamalvandi, told the semi-official Fars news agency that Grossi will arrive in Tehran on Monday evening, November 22, and on Tuesday he will hold a meeting with the organization's head, Mohammad Eslami, and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian.
It is expected that the director of the IAEA will discuss with the Iranian leadership the points of contention between the two sides, including the Tehran government's failure to allow international inspectors to repair the damaged cameras at the Karaj nuclear site.
Grossi had previously announced last week that he still hopes to visit Iran before the meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors scheduled for November 22, but he has not yet received an invitation from Tehran.
Grossi expressed his surprise at the lack of communication with his agency by the new government that came to power in Iran last August.
This comes pending the resumption of international discussions on the possibility of reviving the nuclear agreement with Iran in Vienna on September 29.

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France sends a message to Tehran about negotiations with the United States of America

2021.11.19 - 15:09

 

 

  

people - Baghdad  

France urged Iran to complete the Vienna talks on reviving the nuclear agreement from where it stopped months ago, with Tehran and the major powers preparing to resume them at the end of this month, in light of Western concern over the acceleration of Tehran's activities.  

  

 

  

"My belief is that the Americans are ready to return to the negotiations where they left off in June, in a way that (allows) them to be completed quickly," French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in an interview published by Le Monde newspaper on Friday.  

He added, "We will realize, from the 29th (November) and the days after, whether this is the Iranian will."  

In 2015, Iran and six international powers (the United States, France, Britain, Russia, China and Germany) concluded an agreement on its nuclear program that allowed the lifting of many of the sanctions that were imposed on it, in exchange for limiting its nuclear activities and ensuring the peace of its program.  

But the United States withdrew from the agreement in 2018 under its former president, Donald Trump, who reimposed economic sanctions on Tehran. A year later, Iran began to gradually retreat from its basic commitments under the agreement.  

Joe Biden, who succeeded Trump as president of the United States in early 2021, expressed his willingness to return his country to the agreement, on the condition that Iran returns to its commitments.  

The concerned parties, with the indirect participation of Washington, engaged in talks in Vienna this year to revive the agreement. Six rounds were held between April and June, and they were suspended shortly after the Iranian presidential elections, which ended with the victory of hard-line conservative Ebrahim Raisi to succeed moderate Hassan Rouhani.  

After Iranian officials confirmed that returning to the negotiating table is subject to the new government's completion of the review of the previous rounds, the concerned parties announced that the talks would be completed as of November 29.  

Le Drian stressed that "the first verification that we have to do is to determine whether the discussion will continue from where it was suspended in June with the previous Iranian government."  

The participants in the talks had previously confirmed that progress had been made in terms of lifting US sanctions and Washington's return to the agreement, in exchange for Iran's return to complying with its terms, without this reaching a final understanding stage.  

Tehran stresses that its priority is to lift the sanctions that were imposed after the US withdrawal, and to ensure that Washington does not withdraw from the agreement again.  

"The success of the negotiations that will begin on November 29 depends on the serious will and practical readiness of the other side to lift the embargo," Ali Bagheri, Iran's deputy foreign minister and chief negotiator for Tehran, wrote on Twitter Thursday.  

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh confirmed Monday that "for us, the important thing is to make sure that the sanctions are lifted after the required verifications and guarantees," adding, "Of course, there were points of difference in the six rounds of talks in Vienna, and for this reason we did not reach an agreement." ".  

  

- The position of the Gulf states -  

Western countries have recently expressed concern about the acceleration of Iran's nuclear program since 2019. While these countries accuse Iran of "violating" the agreement, Tehran asserts that what it is doing are "compensatory steps" in response to the US withdrawal.  

The Islamic Republic has taken a series of steps in the nuclear field, most notably raising the level of uranium enrichment (initially to 20 percent and later to 60), while the nuclear agreement set the enrichment ceiling at 3.67 percent.  

A report Wednesday by the International Atomic Energy Agency, whose Director-General Rafael Grossi is visiting Tehran on Monday, said that Iran continues to increase its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.  

France considered what the report showed, which comes days before a meeting of the agency's board of governors, is "very worrying."  

In response, Khatibzadeh stressed in a statement early Friday that the "reputation" of the UN agency "should be far from any suspicion of politicized behavior and work."  

And he considered that "any position by officials and institutions of different countries with the aim of influencing the agency's behavior ... is a violation of the agency's technical and specialized credibility," which may raise "a question about the legitimacy of its procedures."  

Before returning to the negotiating table, the United States and the three European countries that are party to the nuclear agreement held talks this week with the Arab Gulf states, which had previously expressed their concerns about the Iranian nuclear program, in addition to their apprehension about Iran's ballistic missile program and its regional influence.  

In a statement issued Wednesday after a US-Gulf meeting, the United States and its Gulf allies issued a joint warning to Iran, accusing it of "causing a nuclear crisis" and destabilizing the Middle East with its ballistic missiles and drones.  

However, these parties also urged everyone to return to the nuclear agreement.  

And a joint statement published by the US State Department on Wednesday said that "the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council briefed their efforts to build effective diplomatic channels with Iran... and described a vision for the growth of these regional diplomatic efforts over time to strengthen peaceful ties in the region, based on a long history of economic exchanges. and cultural.”  

The United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council stressed that "deeper economic ties after the lifting of US sanctions within the framework of the nuclear agreement are a common interest for the region," while welcoming the next round of the Vienna talks "and calling for a quick reciprocal return to full commitment to the nuclear agreement."  

These countries considered that the step "may pave the way for diplomatic efforts ... to approach all necessary issues to ensure security and sustainable growth in the region."  

  

- France Brush  

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France: The upcoming negotiations with Iran will resolve the "good faith"

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France said on Friday that if talks with Iran on November 29 appeared to be "sham", negotiators would be forced to consider the nuclear deal empty of substance.

"The first thing we must make sure is that we will continue the discussions where they left off in June with the previous Iranian administration," French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said, in an interview with Le Monde newspaper, referring to the date for the resumption of negotiations on November 29. between Iran and world powers.

"If these discussions are sham, we will have to consider the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action without substance," he added, referring to the nuclear deal with Iran.

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- The position of the Gulf states -  have recently expressed concern about the acceleration of Iran's nuclear program since 2019. While these countries accuse Iran of "violating" the agreement, Tehran asserts that what it is doing are "compensatory steps" in response to the US withdrawal. The Islamic Republic has taken a series of steps in the nuclear field, most notably raising the level of uranium enrichment (initially to 20 percent and later to 60), while the nuclear agreement set the enrichment ceiling at 3.67 percent.  

 

The Iranian Regime CANNOT, and should not, be trusted..! They will use any excuse to do as they please, even blame others to excuse their violating agreements. If they truly intended to honor the agreements, they would adhere to the conditions - showing the world they intend to comply in good faith. However, they are showing their true colors and real intentions to build a nuclear bomb and develop delivery systems.  RON 

 

PS: the world's governments must agree  that they need to remove Iran's nuclear capabilities - issue a decisive decree and warning, then together destroy the facilities & stockpiles ... JMHO...!

Edited November 19, 2021 by ronscarpa

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US Defense Secretary: Iran poses a threat to the Middle East

 

- 11-11-2021 11:50 PM - Read: 2143

 

The US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, stressed that Iran is the main cause of instability in the Middle East region and its surroundings, noting that the threat of offensive rallies stands behind Iran, stressing the need to defeat the threats posed by Iran through diplomatic and other means to resolve the nuclear crisis.

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The International Atomic Energy Agency: Negotiations with Tehran are negative

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2021-11-24 | 08:05

 

 

 

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International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi told the agency's board of governors on Wednesday that negotiations he held this week in Tehran on Iran's nuclear program "did not produce any decisive result".

Grossi returned from Tehran on Tuesday, after he met the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization and the Iranian foreign minister as he sought to strike an agreement with Iran to reinstall four cameras in a workshop that manufactures centrifuge parts, which appears to have been sabotaged.

 

 

Grossi said in a statement to the 35-nation Board of Governors before its quarterly meeting, according to the text of the letter received by journalists: “On October 23, 2021, meetings were held in Tehran with the Iranian Vice President, the head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami, and the Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein. Amir Abdollahian.

"Although I have done my best, these intensive negotiations and deliberations to resolve the outstanding issues regarding Iranian guarantees, detailed in the two reports, have not produced any conclusive result," he added, referring to recent IAEA reports.

 

The row over the Karaj workshop, which makes components for advanced centrifuges used to enrich uranium, is one of several that have strained relations between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency and angered Western powers who say Iran should back down.

The International Atomic Energy Agency also wants answers from Iran about the source of traces of uranium that were found at several ancient but undeclared sites.

The agency has told member states that Iran continues to conduct excessive inspections of international inspectors, causing them to feel intimidated during the security check.

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POSTED ON 2021-11-25 BY SOTALIRAQ

The US envoy to Iran: We will resort to other options as Iran refuses to return to the nuclear deal talks

The Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, told the Agency's Board of Governors that the negotiations held in Tehran regarding Iran's nuclear program did not produce any results.

Grossi said that the discussions held by the IAEA on the 23rd of this month with a number of Iranian officials were inconclusive, noting that the activities of the IAEA to monitor Iran's nuclear facilities were seriously undermined as a result of Tehran's decision to stop implementing its nuclear-related commitments.

For his part, the US envoy to Iran, Robert Malley, said that his country will resort to other options, with Iran refusing to return to the nuclear agreement talks...while the US Central Command confirmed that its forces are ready for the military option if talks with Iran fail.

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Today.. the seventh round of Vienna negotiations between Iran and the Western group

Monday 29 November 2021 93

 

 Tehran: Muhammad Salih Sedqian 

 

Today, Monday, the seventh round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the Western group will be held, after previous rounds failed to reach a solution that could revive the nuclear agreement and abolish the sanctions imposed on Iran. 

The Iranian delegation, which includes 30 experts in related fields, is headed by Assistant Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri. 

On the eve of the resumption of negotiations, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said: His country is serious about negotiating and reaching an agreement to guarantee the interests of the people and to abolish the embargo.

Abdullahian added, "We have made all preparations, if the other parties return to their full commitments, in order to reach a good and quick agreement, and we have announced our positions and demands in continuation of the previous negotiations, as we explained the document related to the nuclear agreement, as well as the UN Security Council resolution," noting that "The new Iranian government is pragmatic and seeks to reach a result, and hopes that this will happen in the Vienna negotiations."

Yesterday, Sunday, the Iranian delegation held several informal meetings with European parties, in addition to Russia and China, to study all possibilities and ideas in order to make the negotiations a success.

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Iran: We Are Considering Negotiations That Lead To A Result

 

LAST UPDATE 11/29/21 | 2:02 PM

Information/Baghdad..
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh confirmed, on Monday, that the Iranian delegation arrived in Vienna with determination and a serious will to reach an agreement and is considering negotiations that will lead to a result.
Khatibzadeh said in his weekly press conference: The Iranian delegation arrived in Vienna with determination and a serious will and is considering negotiations that will lead to a result, and if the other party comes with the same determination and will, we can say that we are moving in the right track to lift the US embargo.
He added, "If America came to Vienna with the intention of resolving the issues that led to a closed path and prevented an agreement from being reached, the negotiations will proceed on an easier path, and if America continues its previous path, Iran has many options."
The spokesman added, "America is responsible for the current situation, whether in terms of its exit from the nuclear agreement or the closed path reached by the negotiations in the previous rounds."
Regarding Robert Malley's statements regarding direct negotiations between Iran and America in Vienna, he said: If America came to Vienna in order to truly lift the embargo, it could get a ticket back to the nuclear agreement room, and without that it would remain outside the agreement's table.
Khatibzadeh said: The Americans wasted our time during the previous six rounds to preserve Trump's failed legacy, and now that we have entered with determination and a serious will to reach a result from the negotiations, our recommendation to the other parties is to seize this window of opportunity because it will not remain open forever.
He added, "Just as we are working to preserve and preserve the nuclear industry, we are equally working in the path of lifting the unjust ban and thwarting the pressure tool, and we have not worked at all to replace one strategy with another."
In response to a question about whether direct negotiations will take place between Iran and America in Vienna, he said: No. There will be no bilateral negotiations with the American delegation. finished/25

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The Iranian spokesman added, "America is responsible for the current situation, whether in terms of its exit from the nuclear agreement or the closed path reached by the negotiations in the previous rounds."

 

Typical Iranian response - they aren't to blame, even though they haven't complied with the terms of the agreement before the US withdrew, and especially afterwards. The Western Powers need to clamp down on the Iranian regime and demand enforcement of the previous agreement before any progress can be made - and if not, the unified threat of military action to destroy their facilities and stockpiles. They only respond to FORCE & Strength..! JMHO..! RON 

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44 minutes ago, ronscarpa said:

They only respond to FORCE & Strength..! JMHO..! RON 

 

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[Hotcurl]

Old joke;

How does one pronounce MOAB in Farsi ?

 

Answer in Engilsh ; 

        BOOM 

 

Semper Fi 

 

RV there yet ? 

[Bunk]

And after,8 rounds of Jose Cuervo!

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What Happened On The Second Day Of The Seventh Round Of 4 + 1 Talks.. Here Are The Details?

Author: AhadNA3 On 12/1/2021 - 2:45 PM  68

According To Reports From Vienna, The Majority Of Diplomats Participating In The Talks Assessed The Atmosphere Of Dialogue Positively, And Although There Is Still A Difficult Path To Reach An Agreement, Experts And Members Of The Negotiating Team Do Not Consider That An Agreement Will Be Far Off.

Yesterday Morning, A Meeting Of The Working Group On Lifting The Embargo Was Held At The Expert Level, With The Participation Of Representatives From Iran, The 4+1 Group And The European Union, At The Coburg Hotel In Vienna.

In This Meeting, The Iranian Negotiators, While Explaining The Views Of The Islamic Republic Of Iran And Presenting New Proposals, Affirmed Tehran's Principled Position On The Need For An Effective Lifting Of The Embargo On The Iranian People, And Encouraged Other Members To Engage Constructively In The Talks.

The Delegation Of The Islamic Republic Of Iran, Logically Stressing To Give Priority To The Issue Of Lifting The Ban, Held A Meeting Of The Working Group Concerned With Lifting The Ban On Tuesday.

The Delegation Of The Islamic Republic Of Iran, Referring To Sending A Comprehensive And Expert Delegation To Vienna, Affirmed Iran's Determination To Achieve The Result.

At This Meeting, Several Delegations, Especially Russia And China, Praised The Operational Orientation And Clear Classification Of Iran's Demands.

The Representatives Of Iran Emphasized That The Texts Obtained In Previous Periods Play The Role Of Drafts Only, And All Such Texts Can Be Renegotiated. It Is Therefore Necessary To Present Iran's Ideas And Demands By Presenting Innovative Plans.

One Of The Important Points Raised By The Iranian Side In The Meeting Is That Anything That Violates The Ultimate Goal Of The Nuclear Agreement, I.E. “Normalization Of Economic And Trade Relations With Iran” Must Be Settled.

Yesterday Evening, A Bilateral Meeting Was Held Between Ali Bagheri Kani, Head Of The Iranian Negotiating Delegation, And Enrique Mora, Deputy Secretary-General Of The European External Action Service. During The Meeting, The Two Sides Discussed The Results Of Monday's Meeting And Today's Meeting (Yesterday) Of The Working Group Concerned With Lifting The Embargo, And Discussed How To Continue Talks.

Iran Asserts That The Issues Of The Embargo And The Nuclear Commitments Should Not Be Inseparable From Each Other, And That It Is Necessary First To Resolve The Issue Of The Embargo, Which Resulted From America's Behavior As A Party In Violation Of The Nuclear Agreement.

Also, Tuesday's Meeting Was Held In A Professional Atmosphere, And Therefore, Despite The Differences In Opinions, Everyone Showed Their Willingness And Seriousness To Discuss The Issue Of Lifting The Ban.

In The Meantime, Some Western Media, By Broadcasting Private News And Commentaries, Are Trying To Influence The Negotiation Process. For Example, Reuters Quoted European Diplomats As Saying Yesterday That 70 To 80 Percent Of The Draft Agreement Related To The Resumption Of The Implementation Of The Nuclear Agreement Is Ready In Advance, And That World Powers Are Waiting For Iran's Approval To Continue Negotiations.

The Islamic Republic Of Iran Also Stresses That Turning The Project Into An Agreement Requires Negotiation; The Work That Is Taking Place Within The Framework Of Two Working Groups On Lifting The Embargo And Nuclear Issues. Indeed, The Task Of Iran's Delegation In Vienna Is To Arrive At An Agreed-Upon Text Acceptable To All Parties.

[Theseus]

And the Last Supper is being narrated by a play by play announcer. Oh wait, the ball is is in Kerry's hands:

 

 

Edited December 1, 2021 by Theseus

[horsesoldier]

No doubt Biden already believes ( cuz that’s what he’s been told to believe ) all the Iranian woes are & can be laid at the feet of American policies.

As America is a “ downright mean country “ so says Michelle ( or is it Michael as Barack once said at a public gathering ) My Belle Obama: Biden just might feel so awful about this, a public & formal apology to those poor misunderstood Iranians will be the only way to make amends.

To sweeten the deal it will also be included in the public apology, America will hand over all technology related to building Nuclear Power Of Plants and HELP the Iranians in their construction, in the name of peace and lasting friendship.

 

What, you think this is too crazy to happen ?? Look what’s happened so far since Coma Joe first passed out in the Oval Office Day 1 !!!

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WASHINGTON ACCUSES TEHRAN OF OBSTRUCTING NEGOTIATIONS IN VIENNA

05 Dec 2021

Washington-ALSharqiya December 5: The United States accused Iran of obstructing the ongoing negotiations to save the nuclear agreement, warning that it cannot accept that. A senior US official returning from the negotiations in the Austrian capital said that Iran has not shown the position of a country that is seriously considering a quick return to the nuclear agreement. Others, especially the United States, are demanding more. The US official stressed again that diplomacy is the most appropriate path for the Biden administration, but it has other tools that it can resort to.

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Iran's rial plunges after news of nuclear deal talks faltering

Economie| 11:27 - 04/12/2021

 

 

 

 

 

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The Iranian rial plunged on Saturday, affected by news of difficulties facing negotiations between Tehran and major powers to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement.
Indirect talks between Washington and Tehran to revive the Iranian nuclear agreement stopped yesterday, Friday, until next week, and European officials expressed their dismay at the number of demands made by the Iranian government. The new Washington said that Tehran "does not appear serious."
In Iran, the US dollar was sold Saturday in the unofficial market at 302,200 riyals, down from 294,000 yesterday, Friday, according to the currency exchange website "Bonbast.com" on the Internet.
The economic website said: "The market received a first shock from the nuclear agreement."
And in October 2020, the riyal hit a record low, when the dollar hit 320,000, after the drop in oil prices deepened the economic crisis in the country, which is under the weight of US sanctions and the Corona pandemic.

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Tel Aviv is trying to persuade Washington to strike

Will Khamenei retract his fatwa? .. Atwan: Iran is the biggest winner, with the success or failure of 'Vienna'

2021.12.04 - 20:32

 

  

Baghdad - people  

Palestinian researcher and political analyst Abdel Bari Atwan said that Iran will be the "big winner" whether its current negotiations in Vienna succeed or fail.  

  

 

In an article published by "Rai Al-Youm" and followed by "Nass", Atwan reviewed the latest developments in the negotiations, while talking about the visit that Israeli officials, including Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Mossad chief, are to make to Washington, to persuade Washington to launch an attack against Iran.  

The vision of a “winner Iran” stems from the flow of about $200 billion immediately upon agreement on a new formula for the nuclear agreement, on the one hand, while the failure of the negotiations will mean that Iran will enrich uranium to about 90 percent, which will enable it to manufacture nuclear weapons once Khamenei retracts his fatwa prohibiting it.  

  

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The seventh round of the ongoing nuclear negotiations in Vienna between Iran and the six superpowers ended without an agreement, as the participating delegations demanded to return to their governments to consult on some proposals put forward by the American and Iranian sides on reviving the 2015 agreement that the Trump administration withdrew from.  

An atmosphere of pessimism hovered over these negotiations due to the Iranian delegation’s adherence to its conditions to limit the negotiations to the issue of the complete lifting of sanctions, and to provide American guarantees of full commitment to this lifting, and to provide clear guarantees in this regard, and to agree on a serious mechanism for the Iranian implementation of the practical implementation of the sanctions.  

There are unofficial leaks saying that a draft agreement on 80 percent of the issues raised, along with a parallel interim agreement based on a gradual lifting of sanctions in return for similar Iranian concessions on issues of enrichment rates and quantities of enriched uranium, and the number of centrifuges, and allowing inspectors to work with our inspectors Obtaining CCTV images, and it seems that the Iranian delegation, which includes more than 35 members, most of whom are nuclear and economic experts, will present some ideas to his leadership in Tehran.  

  

Iran is considered - in the opinion of many observers - the biggest winner so far, whether these negotiations succeed or reach a dead end. Its oil exports to world markets, its maintenance of its ballistic missile programs and the production of drones, and its continued expansion of its regional role in the Middle East and the world. As for the failure of the negotiations, this means that it continues to enrich uranium at high rates, including the 90% of its nuclear production decision. The Supreme Council rescinds the fatwa that forbids it, in order to change the circumstances and deter any Israeli threats of attack.  

In the past few days, the Israeli occupation escalated its threats to launch a military strike on Iran, fearing that the Vienna talks would lead to an agreement to lift sanctions, which prompted the US administration to warn it against undertaking any military operations, especially after the statements of the head of the "Mossad", David Barinaa, which he is concerned with. In it, by preventing Iran by all means and means from producing nuclear weapons, and saying that “Israel believes that Iran’s increase in the enrichment rate to more than 60 percent means only one thing, which is the production of nuclear warheads, or it is a nuclear blackmail step to lift sanctions.”  

There is a crisis in US-Israeli relations, which was reflected in the phone call that US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken made to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett yesterday, in which he opposed Israeli demands to withdraw from the Vienna negotiations, and to drag the United States into any war with Iran.  

Benny Gantz, the Israeli Minister of Defense, will fly to Washington next week, accompanied by the head of the “Mossad” apparatus, in an attempt to settle this dispute, and to convince Washington of the Israeli attack plans. The Middle East is diverting its attention from the two main crises facing its country in Taiwan, in East Asia, and Ukraine with Russia in Central Europe.  

  

Any Israeli aggression against Iran will be met with a catastrophic response. The Iranian leadership is not afraid of the United States, the superpower, and it shot down one of its most powerful drones in its fleet (Global Hawk) when it dared to penetrate its airspace over the Strait of Hormuz. Therefore, it will not pay attention to the Israeli threats, and perhaps Ismail Ismail Yesterday, the head of the Quds Force in the Revolutionary Guards said that the United States will “bruise its teeth if it takes any step against Tehran, no matter how small.”  

What Israel does not realize is that its attacks, no matter how great they are, will not stop the Iranian nuclear programs, because they are present in the minds first, and buried under the majestic mountains (Fordo reactor, for example). You can, while the destruction of Israel may require only one bomb, and if its existence is not possible, and this is in doubt, then a few thousand missiles, and we pray that we do not reach this terrifying end.. and God knows best.  

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Vienna Negotiations: System Crisis or Negotiator Crisis?

2021.12.05 - 09:20

 

  

Baghdad - people  

The audio leak, which spread in January 2021, of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in which he talked about his vision of diplomatic work, the management of negotiation and the foreign relations of the Iranian state, was not just a leak that stops at what he revealed of the conflict, going on behind the scenes of the regime and decision rooms about The mechanisms of diplomatic management and the limits of its role and the nature of its tasks, but rather a warning about what the next stage will carry from the quest for power and the military establishment to seize all the decision-making joints in the system and to abolish opposition voices or those who have a vision different from the vision of this authority.  

  

  

  

 

  

What is established and known about the nature of diplomatic work and the function of the diplomatic personality that represents its government in international forums and negotiations, is that it adheres to the policies drawn up by the state institution and the system, and that the margin it enjoys under this ceiling is to be able to demonstrate its wisdom and savvy in managing diplomatic work And negotiation to achieve the goal that secures the country's interests and sovereignty, and the consolidation of sound, clear and healthy foreign relations with other countries on the principle of reducing tension and not provoking hostility and conflicts.  

  

When Muhammad Javad Zarif assumed or accepted the position of foreign minister in the Iranian Islamic regime, in which he sits at the top of the authority, the supreme jurist, he was aware that he was entering an arena to which the concept of "Hobbesian" (Thomas Hobbes), which he considered in his theory about the social contract that “The political society was established as a result of a contract between people, and according to this contract they delegated their affairs once and for all to an absolute authority, which is the authority of the ruler who is in charge of establishing security and peace.”  

  

But with a special feature in the Iranian system, is that the ruler's authority in this system is derived from the divine and not from humans whom Hobbes considered the source of the ruler's legitimacy by electing him to this task.  

  

He was also aware - Zarif - that there is no place for Jean-Luc's theory, which considers the relationship between the ruler and the ruled as a contractual relationship between two equal parties, each of whom respects his obligations before the other party, and he has no right to depart from it or deny it, otherwise the contract will be annulled, in terms that the powers of the ruler are absolute and above all Powers and Responsibilities (Article 110 of the Constitution) and it is up to him to decide to decide and draw public and private policies, at the level of society and the individual, based on the nature that links him directly or indirectly to the unseen as a “deputy of the infallible Prophet” that allows him and gives him this authority “The Prophet is the first of the believers.” from themselves” (Al-Ahzab, 6).  

  

This means that he must remove all the statements he holds about the nature of the diplomatic work that he has practiced for decades, and remove its influences and the liberal and democratic ideas that regulate international relations, before entering the buildings of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the obligation to adhere to the holistic vision imposed by the absolute leadership and the institutions that translate this authority into The state and the assembly, and seize the internal and external tracks, and the strategic and national interests.  

  

When Zarif and the administration he represents headed by Hassan Rouhani entered the negotiating path with the permanent members of the Security Council in addition to Germany, the methodology that governed the path of openness to the international community was not limited to the nuclear dimension or objective and the crisis arising from its ambiguous and disturbing program. The path aims to achieve permanent agreements that lead to strong and natural relations that enhance mutual trust, a vision that does not depend on temporary or temporary, but rather is a “continuous approach”, according to Cardinal Richelieu’s definition of the concept of diplomacy, not immersed in slogans and biased to the logic of the state, institutions, higher interests and sovereignty, and its management with pragmatic flexibility. Without prejudice to the ideological dimension of the regime. Therefore, his shock was evident in that problematic audio leak, which paved the way for what looks like a "political execution" for him and remove him from the circle of action and influence and put him on the brink of trial for treason.  

  

Although Zarif is the foreign minister of the Iranian state and its Islamic regime, he did not deviate from the rules of the diplomatic game that determine his role in translating the general, overall and strategic policies of the regime.  

  

Despite the achievement he achieved in negotiating the nuclear crisis and the dilemma of the historical and accumulated economic sanctions over four decades, and he was able to break the wall of the international position that exercises the siege on Iran with what it means in terms of people, state and institutions, the mistake he made was that he thought of the logic of interests Nationalism and patriotism, and he excluded from his literature - without canceling - the concept of revolution that the authority clings to and considers it the source of its legitimacy to continue to rule, especially since the authority places the siege and pressures it is exposed to within the framework of targeting the revolution, its concepts, values and distance, and what it describes as the effects of this revolution outside its geographical borders. With all forms of influence, whether in the groups loyal to it or in the military capabilities that guarantee it superiority or achieve balance in the face of what it considers a threat to its existence.  

  

That the Vienna negotiations, led by a new team, considered the closest to the vision of power and revolution, after a break of more than five months, to start from the point they ended with Zarif's team and his leadership, means that the crisis with Zarif and his team revealed to this authority the possibility of getting out of the state of tension and isolation at the lowest costs, And achieving some gains, with a little openness and pragmatism that do not contradict the logic of the revolution and serve it and serve its goals.  

  

The achievement that will be achieved may turn into an entrance to the emergence of centers of power from within the ruling system that may constitute an alternative to everything that is without the position and position of the Leader and his absolute powers, but it dominates publicly the logic of the state, its goals and the interests of the people, as it is the source of authority and legitimacy. What necessitated the mobilization of the forces of the authority and with the consent of its leadership and its silence, and the use of political and economic violence to besiege this threat and ensure its interests and the continuity of its hold on power and return matters to the legitimate channels that it set, and thus hold the negotiating path to be able to record the completion of the agreement in its name and turn it into a balance that supports its survival at the expense of others, Removing the latent danger of change that has begun to appear in the literature and discourse of disloyal political forces, as this authority is the most capable of making concessions and adapting the weapons it used in the face of its competitors.  

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Tehran rejects the interim agreement and stresses: We will not accept anything less than the nuclear agreement

 

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Baghdad Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh stressed today, Monday, that during the Vienna negotiations to revive the nuclear agreement, no such thing as an interim agreement or step-by-step cessation of sanctions is on the table. This statement came in response to a question about Western reports about the existence of an American project to reach a temporary agreement in the Vienna negotiations. Khatibzadeh said in his weekly press conference that the Iranian delegation is negotiating in Vienna based on draft proposals he submitted to lift sanctions, commenting on the statements The United States regarding the nuclear agreement, saying that "the party that is not a member of the nuclear agreement is not in a position to make statements, so it is better for them to return to their commitments." He stressed that "the Islamic Republic will not accept less or more than the nuclear agreement," accusing "the Western parties of seeking to implement the minimum of their commitments." Zadeh stressed Tehran's rejection of this, pointing out that "Tehran will not rush and will not allow time in Vienna to be manipulated." The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman added that during the negotiations that took place last week, the Iranian delegation "expressed cooperation and flexibility, but the other side did not show this interaction," noting that "the negotiations will resume at the end of this week." Khatibzadeh indicated that "the other side did not expect the Iranian team to present ready-made drafts for negotiations, so they promoted that these texts could not be implemented, and that they adopted the maximum demands," stressing that "his country's focus is on lifting US sanctions, and as long as our benefits from The lifting of sanctions has not been achieved. We cannot talk about subsequent clauses," referring to Iran's nuclear pledges Khatibzadeh added that Tehran is waiting for the other side's answers to the two drafts, but he declared Iran's readiness to negotiate over these drafts, calling on the other parties to return to Vienna, with "specific proposals" regarding the Iranian proposals. Commenting on the Israeli statements regarding the Vienna negotiations and Iran's nuclear program, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman accused the Israeli entity of "opposing any dialogue in the region, working with projections and always raising artificial issues in international files, and has not hidden since the first day its opposition to the nuclear agreement."

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IRAN IS "READY TO NEGOTIATE" AFTER THE FAILURE OF THE VIENNA TALKS

 

 

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Tehran, on Monday, expressed its willingness to negotiate the proposals it presented at the Vienna talks, regarding the nuclear agreement it concluded with major countries, and Washington withdrew from it in 2018.

"Our texts are completely negotiable," said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh, adding at the same time: "We witnessed some failures and non-fulfilment of obligations by other parties."

He added, "We are waiting to receive the opinion of the other side on the two documents that we submitted," accusing the other parties of "wanting to play a game in which each side places responsibility on the other," according to Agence France-Presse.

And resumed on November 29 in Vienna, indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran, which began in April, before stopping in June, after the election of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi.

The mediation between the two sides is the European Union, which coordinates the implementation of the text, and the other countries participating in the agreement, namely Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Russia and China.

However, the negotiations stopped again on Friday, and the delegations returned to their capitals to study the Iranian proposals. Western diplomats said it was "not clear how it would be possible to bridge this gap in a realistic time frame, on the basis of the Iranian project."

On Friday, the Europeans expressed their “disappointment and concern” over the Iranian demands, and senior diplomats from France, Germany and Britain said that “Tehran is backing away from all the hard-to-reach settlements” during the first round of negotiations between April and June, denouncing the “step backwards.” “.

On Friday, the United States criticized the Iranian authorities, saying that they had not made "constructive suggestions" in Vienna.

A senior US official returning from the negotiations said that "Iran has not demonstrated the position of a country that is seriously considering a quick return" to the 2015 agreement.

He continued, "Tehran presented in Vienna proposals that constitute a retreat from all the settlements it proposed" from April to June, with the aim of "to benefit from all the settlements proposed by others, especially the United States, and to demand more."

And he warned that "we cannot accept a situation in which Iran accelerates its nuclear program, while procrastinating in its nuclear diplomacy."

Khatibzadeh responded to these accusations, saying: "We are negotiating on the basis of the drafts that we submitted to the other party, regarding the abolition of sanctions and compensatory measures."

He added, "We are waiting for the other parties to present their views on the two documents, and new documents and drafts can be exchanged when necessary," noting that negotiations could resume "at the end of the week."

The Vienna Agreement between the six major powers (China, the United States, Russia, France, Britain and Germany) and Iran provides for the lifting of international sanctions imposed on the latter, in return for significantly reducing its nuclear program and providing guarantees that it does not seek to develop a nuclear weapon.

However, the nuclear agreement has been threatened with collapse since former US President Donald Trump announced his unilateral withdrawal in 2018, and re-imposed severe sanctions.

About a year after the US withdrawal, Iran has gradually retreated from implementing most of its basic commitments stipulated in the agreement.

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Iran and its proposals for its nuclear program rejected by Germany

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Today, the German Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said that the proposals presented by Iran in the Vienna talks regarding its nuclear program are unacceptable.

The spokeswoman said the negotiations are based on realistic proposals and the diplomatic track should be followed.

Speaking about the nuclear issue, a senior Iranian commissioner said that the European parties were not satisfied with Iran's proposals.

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Iranian President: Some are trying to raise currency rates to coincide with negotiations

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi revealed on Tuesday that there are people trying to raise currency rates in conjunction with the ongoing negotiations in Vienna on reviving the nuclear deal .

In a speech he delivered at the Sharif University of Technology in Tehran during his visit to it on the occasion of Student's Day, he said that the national intelligence services are following up on this file, adding that some of these people are residing inside, and some are outside Iran .

Raisi added that these "want to link negotiations with the internal economy", but "we do not mortgage the economy and people's livelihood to negotiations ."

According to the Iranian president, the country's foreign exchange sources "are in good condition and unlike the first days of our government, we are not worried about the situation." He added that "oil sales are also in good condition despite the threats and sanctions, and the volume of oil and fuel exports has increased compared to the last period ."