The Washington-based Al-Monitor website reported that the initial draft of a proposal that the six powers presented during the last round of talks on November 7-10 offered Iran a partial relief of sanctions including unfreezing some of the Islamic Republic’s assets in foreign banks and waivers on sanctions on auto sales, petrochemicals and precious metals.
In return, Iran was expected to take measures such as limiting enrichment activities including suspension of uranium enrichment to 20 percent, and freezing development at the Arak heavy-water reactor during a six-month period while a final deal was negotiated.
Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany will resume the next round of talks on Wednesday under intense lobbying effort and pressures by Israel to prevent a deal.
Tel Aviv has demanded that Iran dismantle its entire nuclear energy program in return for sanctions against the country to be dropped. This comes as the Israel regime is the sole possessor of nuclear weapons in the Middle East, with 200-400 nuclear warheads in its arsenal.
Israel rejects all the regulatory international nuclear agreements, particularly the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
This fact calls into question the contradictory approach of the countries that support the Israeli regime, namely France, that condone a nuclear-armed Tel Aviv while they oppose Iran’s nuclear energy program.
Meanwhile, the United States is facing a difficult decision. On one hand Washington is pressured by the Zionist lobbies not to strike any deal with Iran and on the other hand it is trying to act rationally.
During the last round of talks in Geneva, a first-step agreement was within reach but the stances of French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius in favor of the Israeli regime and lack of commitment by US Secretary of State John Kerry to previous agreements spoiled the negotiations.
Fabius said on November 9 that the Israel’s “concerns” must be taken into consideration in the course of the nuclear talks.
Now it remains to be seen whether this scenario will be repeated in Geneva over the course of negotiations or the P5+1 will act rationally and move towards lifting illegal and inhumane sanctions against Iran.
