{"id":10498,"date":"2018-06-12T08:38:57","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T12:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/?p=10498"},"modified":"2018-06-12T08:38:57","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T12:38:57","slug":"will-europes-effort-to-save-iran-nuclear-deal-open-new-door-for-tehran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/10498\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Europe’s Effort to Save Iran Nuclear Deal Open New Door For Tehran?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The United States pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal on May 9th<\/sup>, slapping back a long list of frozen\u00a0sanctions<\/a>\u00a0that previously forced Tehran to the negotiating table with bloody knees, and this time with even more intensity.<\/p>\n

There are claims heard that Europe can save the Iranian regime\u2019s economy with its own\u00a0version<\/a> of the nuclear pact, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).<\/p>\n

It is, of course, quite natural for Europe to seek its economic benefits to salvage anything from the JCPOA corpse. However, the comments heard from senior Iranian regime officials are interesting.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn one word, I believe the JCPOA is dead and the Europeans are busy eating the flesh of a dead corpse,\u201d said Mohammad Javad Larijani, secretary of the so-called Human Rights Department in the Iranian regime\u2019s judiciary, according to state TV.<\/p>\n

Iranian regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei delivered his\u00a0thoughts<\/a>\u00a0and \u201cconditions\u201d to maybe prevent Europe from taking too much advantage of Tehran\u2019s weakness.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026 Europe must guarantee the issue of our missiles and presence in the region are not raised\u2026 they must explicitly stand in the face of U.S. sanctions,\u201d he said, according to state TV.<\/p>\n

While Khamenei is in his own world ordering the European to this and that, there are no signs indicating European leaders caring less. This is especially true considering the current balance of power the Iranian regime is under.<\/p>\n

The European Union believes the nuclear agreement is not complete and they must discuss other issues with Iran, such as their missile program, according to Iranian state TV citing French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The JCPOA must be rescued and of course completed to include Iran\u2019s\u00a0regional influence<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0missile capabilities<\/a>, the report adds.<\/p>\n

Europe knows quite well that in its dispute with the Iranian regime, it is the latter party that must give in. It is crystal clear for all parties involved that Tehran desperately needs the JCPOA to remain intact, far more than Europe. The Green Continent\u2019s economy is not reliant on on trade with Iran. For Tehran\u2019s crumbling economy, however, the story is quite different.<\/p>\n