Iran Regime Attempts Creative Negotiating Stance

Council on Foreign Relations

The Iranian negotiating team is trying to be creative. It is trying to sustain its red lines, including no freeze on enrichment and no deal without easing sanctions, while accommodating some U.S. demands. The talks have been limited to the nuclear issue, as Iran has insisted. Iran has long denied any plans to develop nuclear weapons. But the Iranian team has seemingly offered to cap its enrichment at low levels and even dilute some of the highly enriched uranium that has been a source of concern for the international community. Presumably, this means acceptance of inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency to verify its compliance.