29 Mar 2024
Thursday 4 August 2016 - 15:05
Story Code : 225695

How to kick-start Iran-US regional cooperation

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei recently accused the United States of obstructing and damaging Irans economic relations with other countries in spite of the nuclear deal. This was proof, he said, of Americas lack of commitment to its promises, making further talks on regional issues a deadly poison that Iran must avoid.

Meanwhile, the Middle East is on the verge of a historically unprecedented collapse. The regional wellsprings of civilization the Iranian plateau, the Nile River Valley and Anatolia (corresponding with the modern states of Iran, Egypt and Turkey) are all under severe duress. Two of these three civilizational pillars are teeming with internal strife and discord. The continued stability of Iran is now all that stands between the region and all-consuming chaos.

While regional stability should be a priority for the international community, the forces seeking to undermine the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) wish nothing more than to return Iran and the United States to the path of full-scale confrontation. While they have not yet been successful in their efforts to spur Washington into violating the letter of the nuclear deal, their actions have certainly violated its spirit.
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This article was written by Seyed Hossein Mousavian for Al-Monitor on Aug. 3, 2016. AmbassadorSeyed Hossein Mousavianis a research scholar at Princetons Woodrow Wilson School and a former spokesman for Irans nuclear negotiators. His new book is titledIran and the United States: An Insiders view on the Failed Past and the Road to Peace.
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