On COI #201, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the latest on the JCPOA talks, Tel Aviv\u2019s efforts to sabotage diplomacy, and Joe Biden\u2019s efforts to placate the Israelis.<\/p>\n
Connor reports on the Americans\u2019 unfair criticisms of Iran. They say Tehran\u2019s delegation in Vienna is not taking the indirect negotiations seriously. The Europeans regurgitate the same tired rhetoric. But Biden\u2019s administration has imposed new sanctions on Iran, they constantly say time is running out, and they have issued myriad threats that all \u201coptions\u201d are on the table.<\/p>\n
This highly aggressive U.S. posture in the midst of ongoing efforts to reach an agreement, is leading Iranian diplomats to say it is Washington that refuses to take the talks seriously.<\/p>\n
Concurrently, the Israelis are banging war drums, imploring the U.S. to abandon the talks, as well as attempting to prevent Iran and their Sunni neighbors from establishing positive relations. Israel\u2019s top officials are openly discussing attacking Iran with American officials as well. A New York Times report recently revealed that Tel Aviv consulted with Washington before covertly attacking Iran\u2019s civilian nuclear program in June. This apparently occurred again before another Israeli sabotage attack in Iran months later.<\/p>\n
This is part and parcel of the \u201cmaximum pressure\u201d campaign Biden continues to pursue: a combination of American sanctions, threats, and Israeli attacks.<\/p>\n
Kyle and Connor then discuss the Russians and the Chinese interests in seeing a U.S. return to the nuclear deal, along with possible outcomes including whether the deal is dead or not, if the Europeans are going to put forward a counter draft proposal, and the \u201ccoma option.\u201d<\/p>\n
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