In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a meeting in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 9, 2020. The Biden administration is weighing a near wholesale rollback of some of the most stringent Trump-era sanctions imposed on Iran, in a bid to get the Islamic Republic to return to compliance with a landmark 2015 nuclear accord.
Administration officials deny they will remove all non-nuclear sanctions, but have declined to identify those which they believe Trump improperly imposed on terrorism and other grounds. But if the Biden administration makes concessions that go beyond the nuclear-specific sanctions, Republican critics and others, including Israel and Gulf Arab states, are likely to seize on them as proof that the administration is caving to Iran. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has led the charge among Trump alumni to denounce any easing of sanctions.Former Trump administration officials say all the sanctions are legitimate.
Those comments suggest that sanctions imposed on Iran’s Central Bank, its national oil and shipping companies, its manufacturing, construction and financial sectors are on the block. Deal critics briefed on aspects of the Vienna negotiations say they suspect that is indeed the case.
Yes! And release $10B for a Russian contractor to buildup the Iran nuclear infrastructure “allowed” by the treaty? Brilliant piece of forward thinking diplomacy!
Collaborating with terrorists is shameful
The USA is not part of the deal remember morons?
Western propaganda making it look like Iran broke the deal instead of yankee imperialists. Half-assed sanctions lifting will not be accepted and Iran has said this many times. Return to full compliance with the deal and stop being such contrarian yankees.
Folks the JCPOA was a farce of a treaty. Do not let Biden make the same mistake twice. The fact that John Kerry is involved should have everyone concerned. Negotiate a real deal that has teeth to inspect the IRGC nuclear sites!
Idiots
Fool
Why should Iran trust the US to keep their word now?
POTUS sure go ahead you already are kneeling to China my as well do it again to Iran. While you’re at it send them another plane full of cash. weak
Next....we will pay reparations for taking out Soulemani.
JonLemire I'm perfectly fine with this. Makes sense when you think of Iran, and foreign policy, as a whole and not just a single issue. It isn't.