TEHRAN PAPERS

Creating a stable political center

July 30, 2024 - 22:13

TEHRAN - In an analysis, Donya-e-Eqtesad dealt with the influence of the new president on Iran's foreign policy and wrote: According to Foreign Affairs, Iran is at the peak of its international influence today, and along with its allies, they have brought new fear and respect in the Middle East.

Tehran's strong opposition to Israel is gaining political support across the region. It must be said that the nuclear program is at its widest point and the government is creating an alliance with China and Russia to confront the West. Pezeshkian has advocated for serious diplomatic engagement with the United States, arguing that rapprochement is necessary to improve Iran's economy. There may not be an agreement to end Iran's nuclear program, but an agreement that trades verifiable limits on the program for reducing sanctions is highly conceivable. American officials may find that Pezeshkian has more freedom than they think. The declared goal of Pezeshkian is to create a stable political center.

Iran: Diplomatic traffic and another failure in the project of isolating Iran

In a note, the Iran newspaper addressed the presence of a large number of regional and international high-ranking delegations and officials at the inauguration ceremony of Masoud Pezeshkian, the president of the 14th government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It said: Anti-Iranian currents tried to make Iran appear isolated, but the presence of numerous foreign delegations in the inauguration ceremony shows that relations with Tehran are at the highest level of diplomatic activities. This large number of presences has no meaning other than that many international actors have welcomed the discourse of Pezeshkian. In his foreign policy doctrine, he stated that he had a plan for "constructive engagement with the world." Pezeshkian called the principles of Iran's foreign policy based on the principles of "honor, wisdom and expediency," and declared that his government's way of interacting is open with all countries in the region and those countries in the world that have learned from past miscalculations and put their policy towards Iran on the agenda. Equal relations in which a single country will not seek domination over others.

Shargh: FATF, a top foreign policy priority

In its editorial, Shargh addressed the problems of Iran's foreign policy. It wrote: While the problems of the country's foreign policy are clear and sanctions and unrest in the region are at the top of them, it does not seem that dealing with the sanctions issue can be seriously put on the agenda before the new U.S. president takes office. The negative reaction of the Biden administration to the election of Pezeshkian and the emphasis on not negotiating should be seen in the shadow of the domestic policy issues of the United States and also to some extent the current crisis in the region. In such a situation, negotiations with the U.S. government can and should continue managing the crisis between the two countries and preventing its escalation. The focus of the new government can be on finalizing FATF for now. The election debates showed more clearly that the factional issues are the main obstacle on the way to the acceptance of FATF in Iran. Therefore, any progress in this field and reducing the factional problems in this way can be an important step towards dealing with the issue of sanctions and regional issues in the future.

Siasat-e-Rooz: Revival or implementation?

In its editorial, Siasat-e-Rooz wrote about the possible negotiations with the United States: Although the issue of sanctions and JCPOA is one of the undeniably important topics in foreign policy and even has an impact on the country's economy, an important question is raised, and that is, the government's approach to possible negotiations should be within the framework of revitalizing the JCPOA or lifting sanctions? From the West's point of view, revival means new writing with updated principles and frameworks. At the opposite point of revitalizing the JCPOA, the keyword is lifting sanctions. This approach means that the West fulfills its JCPOA obligations, which is the lifting of sanctions. In this approach, referring to the history of disloyalty of the Western parties, Iran demands three principles to return to the nuclear obligations, which include the lifting of sanctions, verification of this lifting, and the official commitment that the sanctions removal is irreversible. If the 14th government seeks to use the JCPOA's capacities to solve the country's problems, the final approach should be to negotiate for the lifting of sanctions without any changes in the JCPOA.

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