Another sanctions relief deal on the table—this time for Iran

Both Republicans and Trump himself systematically criticized the agreement because, while relieving the Iranian economy of sanctions, it did not address:

• uranium enrichment at low levels for civilian purposes;
• Iran's missile program.

"Both shortcomings, according to Republicans, allowed Iran to continue developing nuclear weapons with the money received from world trade."

Now, the White House, in addition to the failed negotiations with the Russian Federation, has put itself before another difficult choice:

• either return to the terms of the JCPOA, lifting sanctions from Iran while leaving Tehran with the opportunities that they themselves actively criticized, which will require considerable effort to convince Republicans in Congress to vote for it;
• or risk Iran withdrawing from the negotiations, and the Trump team will remain without a victory on this track.

One doesn't need to be an expert to imagine what the world will look like with Tehran and Moscow, having become even more openly aggressive, freed from sanctions. And this world will pose the greatest threat to the interests and national security of the United States itself.

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About the author: Ahiia Zahrebelska, Ukrainian lawyer, State Commissioner of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (2015–2019), Director of Partnerships and Cooperation at the REC.

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