Once again we find ourselves just a month out from a “deadline” on the P5+1 nuclear talks with Iran, and once again the prospect of a final negotiated settlement seems extremely unlikely before that deadline is reached.
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif says that there is considerable political will to move forward, and tried to put a brave face on the chances of a deal getting done by the deadline, but it’s slow going, and it’s hard to envision the broad settlement getting finalized so quickly.
Which is raising speculation about another extension of the talks, though the US has again denied that any discussion is in progress on any extension at all. That’s likely just the usual diplomatic game played ahead of deadlines, trying to push the other side to make broad concessions before “time runs out.”
But it’s a dangerous game, particularly with so many Congressmen so loudly against the negotiations on general principle. Every time one of these artificial deadlines approaches, there’s a risk that they’ll finally get there way and kill the talks outright, and get back on the path to a war with Iran.
With the US and Iran cooperating (albeit covertly) in the ISIS war, it’s hard to imagine the talks are really going to break down in the next month, but at the same time there remains a lot of momentum not just against a deal, but against negotiation.
Sanctions most crippling — Always
So long as Iran has any kind a nuclear program, never in a million years will our Empire stop sanctioning and crippling their economy. Further, if Iran did give up all of it’s nuclear program, so long as Iran in anyway opposed our Empire’s expansion and dominance, always will there be sanctions most crippling.
That ‘s what I always say, for whenever a thing is absolute and I can say it, surely I will express it. For only by basing our convictions on absolute things, only then can we break free of this mental darkness and fake morality called Empire USA.
BP as in British Petrolum, they must approve any and all sanctions relief for Iran before it may even be considered. For BP use to own all the oil in Iran and the Shah of Iran was their most obedient sock puppet, then came the Revolution of 1957 and all of Iran oil to be nationalized.