Sina Toossi
Iran’s new reformist president, Masoud Pezeshkian, took the stage at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 24 with an unmistakable message. “The appropriate response to Iran is not more sanctions,” he declared. “It’s the fulfillment of previous commitments to lift sanctions, improve the economic conditions of the Iranian people, and pave the way for further agreements.”
Pezeshkian was referencing the 2015 nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which limited Iran’s nuclear capabilities in exchange for sanctions relief. Despite U.S. President Joe Biden’s efforts to revive the agreement after former President Donald Trump’s withdrawal, the deal remains effectively dead. Yet Pezeshkian and his team of seasoned JCPOA negotiators are signaling a readiness to either restore the original nuclear deal or build a new one, with the possibility of using it as a foundation for broader agreements.
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