The Iran-Russia Nuclear Nexus: Editorial Board, WSJ, Mar. 6, 2022 — The U.S. and Europe are trying to stop Russia’s bloody conquest of Ukraine, but at the same time they are relying on Russia to help revive the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. No wonder Russia feels emboldened to call for even more capitulation from the West.
Russian Envoy at Nuclear Talks: ‘Iran Got Much More Than It Could Expect’: WIN, Mar. 7, 2022 — Russia’s top representative at ongoing nuclear negotiations in Vienna said Iran already secured more concessions than Moscow and other powers expected.
Iran’s Short Breakout Time Under JCPOA 2.0: Blaise Miszta and Jonathan Ruhe, JNS, Feb. 27, 2022 –– With the United States and Iran closing in on a return to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear agreement, the revived deal will likely fail to restore what its Obama-era predecessors claimed was the original deal’s primary benefit.
Iran Chief Negotiator Unexpectedly Leaves Vienna as Nuclear Talks Hit Standstill: Lawrence Norman, WSJ, Mar. 7, 2022 — Iran’s chief negotiator at the nuclear talks in Vienna unexpectedly returned home Monday night, prompting European officials to say negotiations were at a standstill.
Iran Talks Highlight Israel’s Failed US Policy – Opinion: Michael Makovsky, Jerusalem Post, Mar. 2, 2022
Biden Shatters Israel’s Delusions | Opinion: Caroline B. Glick, Newsweek, Mar. 7, 2022
Accommodating Iran Will Be No More Successful Than Accommodating Russia: Emanuele Ottolenghi, Tablet, Mar. 2, 2022
What Will Stop the Islamic Republic of Iran: Reuel Marc Gerecht, Sapir Journal, Vol. 4, Winter 2022
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Iran Nuclear Deal Threatened by Russian Demands Over Ukraine Sanctions: Laurence Norman, WSJ, Mar. 6, 2022 — fresh demands from Russia threatened to derail talks to restore the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, as Moscow said it wanted written guarantees that Ukraine-related sanctions won’t prevent it from trading broadly with Tehran under a revived pact.
IAEA Refuses Iran’s Request to Close Investigation into Nuke Sites: Erez Linn, Israel Hayom, Mar. 6, 2022 — Chairman of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi does not intend to set “artificial deadlines” for the closure of an investigation into Iran’s military nuclear program, Grossi said Saturday at the end of a meeting with Iran’s nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.
Biden is Betting Republican Senators Lack Votes to Derail Revival Of Iran Nuclear Deal: Dan De Luce, NBC News, Mar. 2, 2022 — As world powers and Iran appear poised to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, the Biden administration is gambling it can withstand fierce Republican opposition and return the U.S. to the arms control accord.
How America Has Empowered Evil in Russia and Iran: Melanie Phillips, Substack, Feb. 25, 2022 — The contrast could scarcely be more glaring. America’s strategy to deter Russian president Vladimir Putin’s aggression against Ukraine is to impose sanctions. But its strategy to deter aggression by the Iranian regime is to lift sanctions.
