What choices after the Iran nuclear deal?

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Al Arabiya News:

What choices after the Iran nuclear deal?

 

By Eyad Abu Shakra Saturday, 25 July 2015

 

Most Arab commentary and analysis about the nuclear deal agreed by the P5+1 with Iran focused on its political aftershocks on the Arab World. It was obvious to most analysts and commentators that what looked like a long TV soap opera had two “star” actors: Iran and the United States; the other countries involved were more or less “extras” whose task was nothing more than to give the deal a façade of international legitimacy.

 

All along the real dialogue was taking place between Washington and Tehran. And all those involved realized this fact without having to spell it out.

 

What was especially interesting, in addition to the “length” of the soap opera and claims that there was no guarantee of success, was Washington’s insistence that the negotiations were limited to Iran’s nuclear program, without touching on other political regional problems; and repeating—at the highest level—that the two were separate issues.

 

This article was first published in Asharq al-Awsat on July 21, 2015.

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