Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gives go-ahead for talks as sanctions cripple Iranian economy
Iran ian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei receives Iran ian president Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday. Photograph: Iran's Supreme Leader Press Office/Anadolu via Getty ImagesThe ayatollah issued his ruling during a meeting with recently inaugurated reformist president Masoud Pezeshkian and his cabinet.
“We cannot trust the enemy,” he said, referencing the West. “But this does not mean that we cannot interact with the enemy in certain situations. There is no harm in that, but do not place your hopes in them.” As Iran’s ultimate authority, his decree has given foreign minister Abbas Araghchi the green light to pursue revival of a revised nuclear accord. In a televised interview last week, Mr Araghchi said the original deal “cannot be implemented in its current form” but must be reopened for revisions in certain sections.Sahra Wagenknecht, the ‘populist left-wing conservative’ capturing angry feelings in GermanyMr Pezeshkian has vowed to revive the accord in a bid to ease the sanctions that have crippled Iran’s economy, prompting protests over unemployment, high inflation and conservative social controls. Under the deal, Iran agreed to eliminate its stockpile of medium-enriched uranium, shrink its stockpile of low-enriched uranium by 98 per cent to 300kg for generating electricity, and reduce the number of enrichment centrifuges. Tehran also submitted to the most intrusive inspection and monitoring system ever conducted by the International Atomic Energy Agency . In return, sanctions were lifted on Iran’s oil exports, financial dealings, shipping, construction, mining and manufacturing. The deal worked well until May 2018 when then US president Donald Trump reneged, making it impossible for fellow signatories Britain, France, China, Russia, and Germany to lift sanctions. In 2019, Iran resumed uranium enrichment to 20 per cent and achieved 60 per cent purity, a step away from the 90 per cent needed for nuclear weapons. Although Iran has renounced weaponisation, it amassed large stockpiles of enriched uranium and stalled engagement with the IAEA. Sanctions curbing oil sales were reimposed, but they have been repeatedly breached by Asian customers as well as Turkey, Poland and Bulgaria. While pledging to return to the agreement during his election campaign, US president Joe Biden failed to do so after taking office. Instead, he demanded unrelated political concessions which Iran rejected, and negotiations went nowhere.in June 2021, rather than a moderate successor to reformist Hassan Rouhani who was in office when the deal was signed. In September 2022, talks broke down. Although reviving the nuclear deal would count as a major foreign policy success, the Biden administration is unlikely to take up the challenge during its last six months in office.Israeli forces kill at least 10 Palestinians in West Bank raids, says Red CrescentHow three friends built new homes on site of derelict car parts shop in Dublin 4Leaving Australia: ‘I decided my best option was to move back to Ireland’CAO 2024: 56% get first choice but more than 20 courses allocated on random selectionThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 review: The good is the wonky Irish accents are gone
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