very divergent interests – Even if an agreement is within reach, negotiations remain difficult to achieve peace. Here’s what we know about the objectives of Tehran, Trump and Netanyahu
Even if there is currently optimism, negotiations are difficult to end the war in the Middle East. It must be said that Iran, the United States and Israel pursue different objectives.
“For Iran, the issue is existential, for the United States it is short-term,” said Ali Vaez, of the International Crisis Group. And Israel, Washington’s ally, continues to oppose any agreement with Tehran. While an agreement is slow to come, 20 Minutes takes stock of what these three belligerents want.
What are the issues for Iran?
Paralyzed by decades of American sanctions, Iran suffers from a drained economy, which had triggered mass protests against the government a few weeks before the start of the war on February 28, stifled by a brutal repression that left thousands dead.
The country today needs “an injection of hundreds of billions of dollars to be able to get back on its feet,” analyzes Ali Vaez. But that money won’t be available until it resolves “its problems with the outside world in a fundamental way.” “It’s one thing to survive a hot war, it’s another to freeze in a cold peace.”
The priority of Iranian power remains its survival. According to the Iranian press agency Tasnim, Iran has thus ruled out an agreement if part of its assets blocked by sanctions is not released at the first stage, and is demanding a clear mechanism as guarantor(…)
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