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The Iran nuclear deal: winning a little, losing a lot

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Iran’s nuclear programme had for more than a decade become a controversial issue between Iran and the West; it had even threatened to develop into a military confrontation between Teheran and its arch adversary, Washington. The issue was finally resolved in an agreement, after more than a year of negotiations, between the two sides in Geneva in July 2015. This was hailed as a ‘breakthrough’ and a ‘win-win’ for both parties. It is argued here that the nuclear deal has made Iran’s nuclear programme almost inoperable, and pointed out that many members of Congress are vehemently against the deal; the next administration may not honour it or may revise it. The high costs of sanctions against Iran to the sanctioning countries are also examined, with a comparison made between the meagre concessions that Iran will get and the huge concessions that the West will receive under the deal. Furthermore, Iran has acceded to very intrusive inspection of some of its military sites. It is contended that, if the Iranians hope the agreement will soon bring about the resolution of other thorny regional and international issues that exist between Teheran and Washington, they are very likely to be disappointed.

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  • Adam Tarock, 2016. "The Iran nuclear deal: winning a little, losing a lot," Third World Quarterly, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 37(8), pages 1408-1424, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ctwqxx:v:37:y:2016:i:8:p:1408-1424
    DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2016.1166049
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    1. Sima Baidya, 2017. "India’s Policy towards Iran," International Studies, , vol. 54(1-4), pages 144-161, January.
    2. Behrooz Shahmoradi & Reza Hafezi & Payam Chiniforooshan, 2024. "Industrial Development Policies Based on Economic Complexity Under Plausible Scenarios: Case of Iran 2027," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 15(2), pages 6578-6603, June.
    3. TOPLICEANU Ștefan Cătălin, 2021. "The Euro-Atlantic Divergences and the Economic Impact of the Iranian Nuclear Issue," European Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Bucharest Economic Academy, issue 01, March.
    4. Radosław FIEDLER, 2018. "Iran and the European Union after the Nuclear Deal," CES Working Papers, Centre for European Studies, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, vol. 10(3), pages 291-305, November.

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