New Iran Deal: Any Deal Would Likely Only Be Temporary

There was speculation that earlier this week, the eleven months of negotiations in Vienna would finally end in a completed Iran deal. Indeed, EU foreign minister, Josep Borrell Fontelles, tweeted that the final text of the agreement is “essentially ready and on the table.” As of Thursday, however, the deal has stalled — most notably due to Russian demands for protection from sanctions on its trade with Tehran.

Yet Iran, too, continues to have demands despite the hundreds of billions in sanctions relief and the lax nuclear limits it could inherit in this deal.

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Carine Hajjar

Carine Hajjar, a former National Review intern, is a Joseph Rago Fellow at the Wall Street Journal.

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There was speculation that earlier this week, the eleven months of negotiations in Vienna would finally end in a completed Iran deal. Indeed, EU foreign minister, Josep Borrell Fontelles, tweeted that the final text of the agreement is “essentially ready and on the table.” As of Thursday, however, the deal has stalled — most notably due to Russian demands for protection from sanctions on its trade with Tehran.

Yet Iran, too, continues to have demands despite the hundreds of billions in sanctions relief and the lax nuclear limits it could inherit in this deal.