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In The Media
Negotiating With Iran: A Matter of Trust
Reaching a final agreement with Iran over its nuclear program is going to require some very hard compromises from hardliners both in Tehran and in Washington.
Published on Feb 18, 2014
Source: Bloomberg TV
Carnegie’s James Acton discussed Iran-U.S. relations on Bloomberg Television’s “Bottom Line.”
“Bilaterals between the U.S. and Iran were frankly very hard to imagine before the election of President Rouhani,” said Acton. “But although it is a good sign,” he added, “there is a very, very long way to go. This is the first step in what unquestionably will be a long, drawn-out, difficult, and controversial negotiating process.”Acton told Bloomberg TV that although the two countries still mistrust each other to a certain extent, there is room for guarded optimism: “There is an interim agreement, there is a process to generate a final agreement; there are many stumbling blocks toward getting that final agreement and I suspect President Obama was right when he placed the odds of a final agreement to no more than 50/50.”
“The challenge facing Iran today, and the international community, is to negotiate a set of restrictions, transparency arrangements, and inspections that allow Iran to prove that it is now in compliance with those agreements. And that is going to require some very hard compromises from hardliners both in Tehran and in Washington,” Acton concluded.
About the Author
James M. Acton
Jessica T. Mathews Chair, Co-director, Nuclear Policy Program
Acton holds the Jessica T. Mathews Chair and is co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
- Unpacking Trump’s National Security Strategy
- Trump Has an Out on Nuclear Testing. He Should Take It.Commentary
James M. Acton
Recent Work
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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