Donald Trump’s peace deal with Iran is hardly a ripper for the United States, North America correspondent Michael Koziol writes. As it stands, the deal makes numerous concessions to Iran, without eliciting much in return – apart from restating Iran’s existing position that it does not seek to develop nuclear weapons.
It is the sort of agreement one might consider successful if it were signed with a new, more moderate Iranian regime, rather than the old Islamic dictatorship. But this is not the case, insist though Trump does that these new leaders are a much-improved bunch.
Donald Trump’s agreement with Iran makes far too many concessions to a regime he had vowed to eliminate.Marija Ercegovac
“It’s a shockingly weak deal,” says Dan Shapiro, a former US ambassador to Israel and deputy assistant defence secretary for the Middle East, now a distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council. “What’s surprising is there seems to be significant front-loaded sanctions relief, even before the nuclear talks get under way.”
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