Though details are still scant, the White House has made an unusual public comment on the P5+1 talks with Iran, saying that they will propose a “phased approach” that will reportedly include “limited sanctions relief.”
The plan reported involves a “six month halt” to Iran’s nuclear program, though it isn’t clear what exactly this means, nor was there any information on the “limited and reversible” sanctions relief.
Officials did seem agreed on the idea that the relief wouldn’t touch any of the “core” sanctions against Iran. Iran has also been pushing the idea that a tentative framework could be reached at the conference in Geneva.
US officials say they believe Iran wants a deal “fast,” but with the reformist Rouhani government facing a lot of criticism from hardliners on the idea the US can’t be trusted, a deal for temporary, limited relief may be tough to swallow, unless it offers a reasonable track for a permanent deal.
If Iran falls for this tried and tested trick again, Iran is as dumb as the US wants it to be.
Temporary halt for limited lifting of sanctions was tried during that weak president Khatami and got Iran absolutely nothing but innuendos, more sanctions and accusation that since Iran temporarily suspended enrichment not only Iran must've been hiding something but also it then can suspend permanently. And right before every meeting Iran was slapped with more sanctions.
It is rather a sad predicament for the US to be ruled by a tiny beggar state of Israel.
Name of the game — Capture the moral high ground
Surely the last thing that America’s corporate rich rulers want is for Iran to start pumping a million gallons of oil a day into the world market. And just as surely does Iran know the corruption it is up against and that the only way to gain freedom from USA sanctions is to get the world to ignore them.
So, the propaganda war begins and in the end we shall see who stands atop the moral high ground.