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Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/27/iran-nuclear-deal-talks-fissures-523408
Iran Nuclear Deal Talks Head toward Oblivion
(Politico) Nahal Toosi - As talks on restoring the Iran nuclear deal resume, the Iranians are making unrealistic demands and blowing off the UN nuclear watchdog. Iran's nuclear program is more advanced, and Iranian leaders are less optimistic about the benefits of potential sanctions relief. Last week, Iranian officials were unwilling to strike an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency to restore some of its access to inspect Iranian nuclear sites - behavior that rang alarm bells in Europe. "Expectations are extremely low for any progress," said Henry Rome, an Iran analyst with the Eurasia Group. A senior Biden administration official insisted the U.S. objective is to disabuse Iran's new negotiators of "false expectations" about what the U.S. will do to accommodate them. Biden and his team say they won't lift sanctions unless Iran returns to compliance with the agreement.