A Comprehensive Strategic Partnership China isn’t likely to embolden Iran’s moves away from the nuclear deal
Media mentions – Middle East and North Africa
That talks have continued at the technical level shows that political leaders on both sides agree on the general contours of the roadmap needed for Iran and the US to come back into compliance
To this end Europeans need to stop tying their engagement to an impossible outcome and waiting on others to shape Syria developments on their behalf
Despite his pledges to readjust US policy on Iran, Biden is still essentially pursuing the Trump-era maximum pressure campaign, designed to force Tehran to make concessions first
Julien Barnes-Dacey and Ellie Geranmayeh were quoted pointing out the contrast between Biden’s promise and the current American policy on Iran
The Assad regime has won the war, but they’re failing to win the peace. And that means it will continue to be a source of instability and regional problem for quite some time to come
If the price to be paid for survival is ongoing implosion, I think the regime is perfectly prepared to pay that price
After four years of trying to keep this agreement together under the Trump administration, the Europeans are hoping that it doesn’t fall apart under a Biden administration
Handling this situation will be the first major test for Libya’s new government
If the final outcome is a government and a set of institutions, we will already have reached a point far beyond where we have been for the last five years