'..Tehran has killed any effort at serious diplomacy .. The administration also must enforce sanctions. Stringent penalties on violators of U.S. prohibitions against Iran’s oil exports — for instance, China — would choke off key revenue streams for the Iranian regime. Working with its European allies, the Biden team also should move to censure Tehran for its systematic stonewalling of international atomic inspectors and pursue “snapback” of legally binding United Nations sanctions in response to Iran moving to the brink of nuclear weapons capability.
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..the United States must move on..'
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Enough of the ‘tenuous’ Iran nuclear deal — it’s time for Plan B, June 7, 2022
'..Iran could seek a treaty with the U.S., which would involve ratification of the terms by the Senate. Or Tehran could scrap its nuclear program, which it pursues mainly to menace its neighbors and the wider world. But the regime has shown no interest in pursuing either of these options.''..Iran’s refusal to talk directly with the U.S., the only country with the power to resuscitate JCPOA.
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..Iran could seek a treaty with the U.S., which would involve ratification of the terms by the Senate. Or Tehran could scrap its nuclear program, which it pursues mainly to menace its neighbors and the wider world. But the regime has shown no interest in pursuing either of these options.
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Why, one might reasonably ask, has Iran agreed to resume talks at all? Because the regime reckons that as long as it keeps talking, the Biden administration will cling to hope that a nuclear deal can be achieved and hold off on imposing more sanctions. Intermittent and interminable negotiations give the Islamic Republic cover to keep enriching uranium at ever faster rates, in breach of its JCPOA obligations.'
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Iran Demonstrates It Isn’t Serious About Nuclear Talks, November 29, 2021
Context(The U.S. out of the Middle East) - Why Are American Troops Still in Iraq? - '..the case for leaving Iraq is even stronger.''..a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq .. I mean, of Ukraine, Iraq too..' - George W Bush'..a permanent departure of U.S. military forces from the Middle East.'(The U.S. out of the Middle East) - '..Syria .. exit plan .. the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces .. the least apart in terms of their differing visions for the country..'U.S. blames Iran's sanctions demands for failure to revive nuclear deal, June 7, 2022