IENNA (Sputnik) � As the talks on Iran nuclear program have entered the final stage, experts told Sputnik that the agreement which would put an end to the decade-long stand-off would eventually benefit everyone, as well as have a positive effect on the Middle East.

The deadline for�reaching the deal is on�June 30. As the chief diplomats of�Iran and the P5+1 group of�international negotiators visited Vienna over�the weekend, it has become obvious that the sides will go past�the deadline seeking to�reach a deal, and that some of�the questions remain unresolved.

Inspections

The West insists that it should have access to�all sites, including the military locations, for�inspections in�Iran. Tehran believes the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should have access only to�declared nuclear facilities.

The so-called Additional Protocol to�Tehran�s agreement with�the IAEA provides the agency with�expanded rights of�access to�information and sites.

Gareth Porter, a historian and author who has extensively written about�Iran-related issues, told Sputnik that a compromise on�the issue is likely to�be found.

"I think that the compromise will be that Iran will agree to�carry out�strictly the Additional Protocol. The Americans will present that as�victory and the Iranians will present that as�victory," Porter said.

Porter stressed that the media misinterpret the meaning of�the protocol, and so does the IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano.

"The additional protocol is very clear that the IAEA can carry out�local environmental sampling in�those sites that are not declared by�Iran, that is what the additional protocol provides for�the undeclared sites," Porter said.

According to�Porter, Iran can say no to�providing access for�that purpose, having to�instance offer an alternative way of�carrying out�that local environmental sampling in�that instance.

"So in�the end, the Iranians have a veto over�any request of�the IAEA for�any undeclared site," according to�Porter.

Sanctions relief

The lifting of�sanctions imposed on�Iran is yet another issue which appears to�be unresolved, as�well as�the mechanism that will reimpose these sanctions.

Seyed Mohammad Marandi, a professor at�the University of�Tehran, explained Iranian positions saying that the cost of�reconfiguring Arak and Fordow nuclear facilities needs to�be compensated by�the benefits of�lifting sanctions. A step-by-step approach is required, but�sanctions relief should come first.

"If the Americans don't lift the sanctions, and Iran has re-configurated its installations, it will take years to�bring it back to�what it was before. So the Iranians are saying: �look, if we are going to�make any changes, we have to�see you doing the same.� The Iranians want a good deal," Marandi told Sputnik.

Gareth Porter, however, noted that in�any case the relief of�sanctions will benefit both�� the United States and Iran.

According to�Porter, Tehran would have an opportunity to�state that it got what it demanded and that some sanctions will be lifted upon�the initiation of�the deal, while Washington will be able to�say "that the Iranians did in�fact perform the changes that they promised before�the lifting of�the sanctions."

"Both sides will say that they achieved what they wanted," Porter said.

According to�Porter, the return of�sanctions would be ridiculous, as�it would not make a difference if Iran were to�violate the agreement.

"The real issue then is whether the United States will use military force. What good does it do to�reinstate sanctions if Iranians have demonstrated that they intend on�having nuclear weapon?" Porter said.

Influence on�Middle East

The prospect of�signing the deal also raises the issue of�what effect it can have on�the situation in�the whole Middle East region.

While Porter said the deal is unlikely to�change the situation in�the region, Marandi claimed that "if there is a reasonable deal, it will have a very positive effect on�the Middle East."

The analyst also said the United States should re-think its policy in�the Middle East "and behave with�a bit more wisdom, then they would not be so reliant on�Saudi Arabia who has done so much damage to�everyone."

The West has long accused Iran of�trying to�develop nuclear weapons under�a guise of�a civilian nuclear program, and imposed several rounds of�sanctions against�it.

In April, Iran and the P5+1 group of�world powers, comprising Russia, the United States, China, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, worked out�a political framework deal, ensuring the safe nature of�the Iranian nuclear program and gradual lifting of�the anti-Tehran sanctions.

By Sputnik