(Foreign Policy) Michael Singh - At the latest round of P5+1 negotiations in Almaty, Washington offered more relief from sanctions in exchange for fewer concessions by Iran. In particular, the previous demand that Iran shutter its second enrichment facility at Fordow was dropped. The P5+1 appears to be negotiating with itself - Iran did not respond to the P5+1's last offer and by all accounts made no formal response to the new offer. It is possible that no "zone of possible agreement" will ever be opened in the Iran nuclear negotiations because the Iranian regime cannot brook the idea of any compromise with the U.S. If this is the case, Tehran will simply pocket the concessions offered by the P5+1. The writer is managing director of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
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