

effort to change Tehran's deadly and destructive behavior in the region and beyond.Ī giant billboard bearing a picture of the 'Fattah' hypersonic missile covers the side of a building in Tehran on June 7. In recent days, Washington issued a sanctions waiver to let Iraq transfer $2.76 billion to Iran, and Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said "there is nothing wrong" with an agreement as long as it keeps his nation's nuclear infrastructure in place.Įither way, the talks are just the latest phase of the decades-long, and to date utterly unsuccessful, U.S. Nevertheless, each side seems to be inching toward an agreement on the nuclear front. forces in Iraq and three Iranian-Americans imprisoned in Iran. officials stress that the talks center around not just Iran's nuclear program but also such other points of contention as Iranian proxy attacks on U.S. To be sure, both sides deny they're close to even an interim agreement-and U.S. With Washington resuming indirect talks with Tehran over its nuclear program, opponents of the 2015 nuclear deal in the United States and abroad are raising legitimate fears that Washington will provide the Islamic Republic with sanctions relief while getting little, if anything, in return.
