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Bringing the U.S. and Iran out of Suspended Animation
The 2015 Iran nuclear accord is at grave risk of collapse
Despite the new U.S. administration’s pledge to rejoin it, Trump-era sanctions remain in place as Washington and Tehran go around in circles as to who should move first.
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The EU should break the deadlock.
On two principles Iran and the new U.S. administration agree: first, the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” policy aimed at Tehran was a failure and, secondly, reviving the promise of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is a strategic imperative.
The two sides have correctly diagnosed the…