The US has ruled out removing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from the terror watchlist, and has used that refusal to stall the ongoing nuclear talks. Iran is trying to break that stalemate.
Iran has now formally dropped the conditions of IRGC delisting, and are interested in reviving the nuclear deal process, said to be very close to finalized, without that obstacle.
Iran had often suggested this was just a possible topic, and taking it off the table may allow the nuclear talks to progress for the first time in months.
The US has not publicly responded to the move yet, but has seemed to be content to present the talks as irrevocably stalled and practically dead, so it may take some time to convince them to return to the table.
Actually, I’m disappointed that Iran caved on this issue.
Screw what Amerikkka “wants”. Iran needs to pursue its own destiny, hopefully linked with Russia and China.
This must have sent the neocons into a scramble mold. What to do if Iran accepts this seemingly unacceptable roadblock? Time to move the goalposts again.
US won’t make a deal even with this exclusion…! They will bring up another excuse, like Iran missile systems or the renewal of IAEA camera activities…!
Our government cannot afford to sign an agreement with Iran before the 2022 or perhaps even the 2024 elections because it will be accused by the “outs” of cowardice. If the Republicans win in 2024 they will pull out of any signed new agreement in the afternoon of January 20 of 2025. By presidential order.
Exception: if President Biden acts on what he must know namely that Iran can almost overnight substantially reduce the price of gas at our pumps.