Iran was very quick to spurn President Trump’s public offer of talks with “no preconditions.” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was quick to revise this with a new round of preconditions, but that only positioned Iran’s reticence as a more savvy initial response.
Still, Iran has been clear not to reject the idea of talks under any circumstances, and in leaving the door open can afford to wait, gaining more leverage as the party being pursued for talks, instead of willingly engaging under any terms they can get.
Iranian officials have emphasized as much, pointing out that Trump had already requested talks with President Rouhani eight different times before the public statement. Iranian officials said they made clear such talks would not happen in an environment where the US is threatening them, and seeking “one-sided talks.”
With President Trump making his desire for talks public, he is in the role of the pursuer, and trying to court Iran into coming to the table. This is a much different tone than in May, when Trump unilaterally withdrew from the P5+1 nuclear deal amid international calls for him to try to work something out. The leverage Trump had when he was party to the deal and threatening to leave is gone, and now he needs to make it worth Iran’s while to consider any new talks.
What point is there in talking to the US if the US can’t stick to its agreement?
What to say about the U.S. political chaos administration , party and it’s Exit-Central dealings with the Islamic entity. Very much like May & her Brexit hand. The deal keeps changing & the Brits have been dealt out. Might be propitious for the remaining signatories of Iran deal to try to get Iran to agree to some fig leaf tightening of the provisions. What would happen then…??? Would the U.S. say not good enough and fold their arms, or would it open up the negotiations and transfer the onus to the remaining signatories…???? In any case, seems to me that the U.S. influence would be diminished and “Europe” emboldened to forge ahead on THEIR terms… In most scenarios an inevitable departure from the Trump edicts for those signatories still in the deal & no longer a one man show..
Why should not the other signatories tell the US to come to its sense or else….? It’s not Iran that’s reneged on the deal.
Better to engage in action(s) which cause the desired action to be taken (by them)…. instead of telling them what you want them to do…
You add “or else” … or else what.?? Is my question to you…
Anyway, it’s all about Israel ,not anything to ACTUALLY HAVE any effect on America. Just more wag the dog effect (for Ivanka..???) and our little ally that we give billions that has its spies stealin our nuclear strategy to give to the Soviets & we are still givin them billions…. Seems like treason to me, but, hey there must be some compelling reason… Maybe someone could tell me, & those here, what it could be… Remember when Netanyahu said they prefer ISIS to Hesbollah. Let us know…!!!!!
Iran could hope that what Trump wants is just to have his name on a deal, not the terms of any deal. Take off Obama’s name, put on Trump’s name, and the deal is fine?
And what about at least easing the sanctions the US slapped on Iran? It’s the sanctions that the Iranians are unhappy about, more than the nuclear deal struck up some 3 years ago, between O’Bozo and the Iranians.
If he wants negotiations with the Iranians, Trump will have to ignore Israel and its puppets in the White House; because, Iran distrusts the US and has a legitimate right to do so.
If not for the large elephant in the room.
It’s kind of like if I shot you in the arm and then asked if you wanted a drive to the hospital. Naturally, you respond, “F**k you, you crazy bastard!” Then I respond, “Jeez, you don’t need to be a d*ck about it.” I, being Trump in this scenario.
It’s funny how people expect governments to not react like rational human beings. People, being Justin in this scenario.
Remove all sanctions, and the US might. . .might have access to Iran’s oil. That in itself would require a leap in diplomatic comity not seen in decades.
Netanyahu, Graham, McCain, Mattis, Pompeo, et. al., either where to stick it or that a promising trade relationship can develop.
I’m less concerned with the professed neocon ideology, since its more about accepting Israel bribes through the US Treasury than a lunatic vision of kicking off WWIII by invading Iran. Sanction do a slow burn making a country more vulnerable to various methods of war.
It all begins with baby steps.