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JCPOA in retrospect

Wednesday, 19 July 2023 3:12 PM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 19 July 2023 3:12 PM ]

An agreement on the Iranian nuclear program reached in Vienna on July 14, 2015, between Iran and the P5+1 together with the European Union, brought a major global crisis-albeit a wholly manufactured one-to a peaceful negotiated solution.

For the first time in many decades of UN history, a situation that had been the subject of multiple Security Council resolutions was brought to an end without war or any other drastic measures.

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the nuclear deal, had huge potentials. In the world of diplomacy, it meant that diplomats can actually reach reasonable agreements against all odds.

At the same time it represented a glimmer of hope for a world distraught by Forever Wars. This unique achievement of diplomacy was bad news for a few influential forces that in many places have vested interests in war, hostility and domination.

According to international diplomats, the nuclear deal could have been the beginning of a new chapter in international relations, and not the end.

But, it is difficult to overstate how disastrous Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and Joe Bidens failure to re-enter it has been for international peace and security.

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