Tehran -
A month after the nuclear negotiations stopped in Vienna, the Iranian and American sides continue to throw the ball into the other's court, and hopes for reviving the agreement have faded, after it was constantly described - by the negotiating parties - as imminent and within reach.
While Tehran considered that the solution to the outstanding issues has become in the last quarter of an hour and depends on the United States, Washington said that reviving the nuclear agreement is neither imminent nor certain, and that it is ready to take "difficult decisions" to restore restrictions on Iran's nuclear program.
Whether the Iranian demands, or the unwillingness of the United States to take political decisions, are the reason behind the obstruction of the nuclear negotiations in Vienna, the continuation of their suspension has varying repercussions on the Iranian interior as a result of the strategic patience policy adopted by the government to achieve the rights of its people.
Taharnia accuses the conservative movement of obstructing negotiations to revive the nuclear agreement (Al-Jazeera)
living crisis
In this context, conservative Iranian political activist Mohammad Mohajri criticized the performance of the Foreign Ministry and its negotiating delegation in Vienna, accusing them of missing the opportunity to revive the nuclear agreement, and complimenting the Russian position on the Vienna talks.
In a comment posted on his Telegram channel, Muhajiri said that the continuation of the nuclear negotiations is in the interest of the sanctions brokers, explaining that the previous government had announced last summer that it had reached an agreement on the nuclear file, but that failure to take advantage of that opportunity cost the country billions of dollars in losses.
For his part, the academic researcher in international relations, Mahdi Motaharnia, describes the 2015 nuclear agreement as a unique achievement for Iranian diplomacy, accusing the conservative movement of obstructing negotiations to revive the agreement in the last days of the government of former President Hassan Rouhani on the one hand, and during the last round of the Vienna negotiations on the one hand. other.
Mutaharnia explained - in his speech to Al-Jazeera Net - that political competition in Iran has cost the national economy heavy losses during the past eight years, which has led to a decline in the living situation, adding that Tehran's failure to ratify the international agreements of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and other international laws To make matters worse.
He points out that reviving the nuclear agreement will reflect positively on the Iranian economy and the livelihood of the citizen, warning that postponing the nuclear negotiations, and keeping them in the dead end they have reached, will negatively affect national security, explaining that it is not excluded that the country will witness protests during the coming period due to living crises.
The researcher in international relations concludes that the citizen's livelihood has become hostage to his country's foreign policy, stressing that even the economy has become politicized.
The failure to revive the Iranian nuclear agreement negatively affected the livelihood of the Iranian citizen (Al-Jazeera)
Sanctions brokers
For his part, the political affairs researcher, Mahdi Zakryan, believes that the continuation of the nuclear crisis and the continuation of international pressure on Tehran are in the interest of the sanctions brokers, accusing a segment of his country’s politicians of doing nothing to lift the sanctions, along with another group working to put sticks in The wheel of reviving the nuclear agreement.
The Iranian newspaper Shargh quoted Zakryan as saying that a small group in Iran sees its political, economic and commercial interest in continuing the US policy of maximum pressure on Tehran, stressing that the people pay the price of confrontation with Washington.
He added that there are those who take advantage of the Iranian people's patience and endurance in the face of foreign sanctions, accusing the sanctions brokers of sacrificing the popular interest for their personal ambitions, under the pretext of circumventing the sanctions, and special trade relations with some countries, as well as their commercial activities in the black and gray markets.
Zakryan concluded by saying that although Iran's economic policy actually contributed to exacerbating the living crisis, he sees the US sanctions and the lack of exchanges between his country and the international community as a major reason behind the crises that the people are suffering from.
Haddad: The Iranian Supreme National Security Council is the one who sets the supreme policies in the nuclear negotiations (Al-Jazeera)
uniform policy
On the other hand, political affairs analyst Mokhtar Haddad denies any difference in foreign policy between the Rouhani and Raisi governments, stressing that it is the Supreme National Security Council that determines the supreme policies in the nuclear negotiations.
Haddad added in an interview with Al-Jazeera Net, "The Iranian Foreign Ministry implements pre-prepared supreme policies, and there is no difference between a reformist or conservative government except in methods," stressing that Raisi's government has spared no effort to revive the nuclear agreement in accordance with the national interest.
He points out that the Iranian negotiating team in Vienna was able to resolve thorny issues during the past years.
He stressed that "Tehran does not consider the nuclear negotiations to have failed and reached a dead end, but there are national red lines that it is keen not to cross."
Haddad explains that the government is working day and night to advance the economy and improve the living situation, stressing that unlike the previous government, the current government did not mortgage the citizen's livelihood to the fate of the nuclear agreement.
He concludes that in light of the Corona pandemic, many basic commodities have become very scarce in many countries, but Iran has achieved self-sufficiency in many areas.