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1/ It’s 5 years since the #Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) was negotiated.
The deal was a breakthrough in so many ways.
It set a precedent for successful diplomacy bw the US & Iran. It spurred immense hope among the Iranian people.
The deal was a breakthrough in so many ways.
It set a precedent for successful diplomacy bw the US & Iran. It spurred immense hope among the Iranian people.
2/ The JCPOA proved that peaceful solutions bw two seemingly implacable foes is possible. It averted the risk of conflict in a region so devastated by war & outside intervention.
3/ Ultimately, the forces that want to stoke the flames of US/Iran hostility & trigger conflict sabotaged the deal.
But it’s not dead yet, which is testament to its “win-win” nature for the countries that negotiated it.
But it’s not dead yet, which is testament to its “win-win” nature for the countries that negotiated it.
4/ The JCPOA’s track record can now be weighed against “maximum pressure.” The JCPOA eased tensions, eliminated risk of war, opened door to broader US-Iran diplomacy & increased the prosperity of the Iranian people.
5/ Meanwhile, “maximum pressure” has restarted the Iranian nuclear crisis, taken the US to the brink of a disastrous war multiple times & is suffocating the Iranian people. It’s destabilized the region & met no reasonably defined US interests.
