Is the US indebted to Iran?
“The United States owes a debt of gratitude to Iran by unilaterally withdrawing from the UN Security Council and inflicting economic damage by reinstating sanctions,” Wake wrote in a note.
In a note written by Brian Cooper on Friday, Wake magazine wrote that US President Joe Biden should lift sanctions against Iran and show goodwill to return to the UN Security Council.
“Joe Biden promised in his 2020 election campaign that he would make every effort to return to Burjam, but fifty days after he took office, no progress has been made and an agreement has been reached. “It is on the verge of collapse.”
Cooper writes: “Now that Biden is president, he must lift a wide range of sanctions on Iran as part of negotiations to return to the UN Security Council in order to show both his goodwill and his efforts to provide humanitarian assistance. The United States has inflicted severe damage on the Iranian government and people, who are in the midst of a crisis of the Corona virus. “The United States owes a debt of gratitude to the Iranians in this regard.”
“In this regard, the diplomatic impediment is that the Biden government insists that Iran must return to its obligations under this agreement before lifting any sanctions, while Iran is demanding the opposite,” he added. As Biden wrote in a note in Xenon in September, “If Iran returns to full compliance with the nuclear deal, the United States will return to it as a starting point for subsequent negotiations.” In contrast, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that “the United States was the first party to violate the agreement and should be the first party to return to it.”
“Examining which proposition is correct should rely on perspectives, diplomatic history, and a broader strategic context,” the memo continued. As for the first view, there is no question that the United States is sorely mistaken. Iran joined the nuclear deal in good faith, and even after Donald Trump [former US President] abruptly betrayed it, Iran kept its commitments (probably because of its hatred of everything that [Barack] Obama [former US President] ] And his efforts to encourage insane warlords). “After that, Trump assassinated Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, which angered the leaders of Iran and Iraq and began a cycle of violence for retaliation that continues to this day.”
“When Trump reinstated sanctions on Iran, he fundamentally damaged the economy,” Cooper said in a statement. Inflation rose sharply and there was a shortage of some basic commodities, especially medicines. As the country’s hospitals struggled to provide adequate protection and vital equipment to treat patients with Covid-19, this greatly exacerbated the outbreak of the Corona virus there. “Undoubtedly, thousands of people lost their lives as a direct result of American actions.”
“In addition, Iran has historically had reasons for distrusting the United States,” he wrote. In 1988, US forces targeted an Iranian civilian aircraft, killing 290 people. During Iraq’s invasion of Iran, the United States supported Baghdad with money, military exercises, and diplomatic support, which prolonged the war for eight years and killed between 300,000 and 1 million Iranians, and of course the CIA in the coup. “1953 played a role in Iran.”
“From a strategic point of view, the reality is that no matter how you define the serious interests of the United States, Iran does not care much about them,” the memo said. Iran is a large and middle-income country on the other side of the globe. Iran has shown that it has no intention of attacking the Americans, except when US forces (for no good reason) are right behind its doors or target senior Iranian officials (again for no good reason). “Imagine how the Americans would feel if the Iranians had military bases on all the borders of Canada and Mexico, put pressure on our economy with sanctions, and occasionally targeted members of the Biden administration.”
“In short, Iran has every possible reason to be reluctant [to negotiate with the United States],” the memo added. As Biden wrote, the United States broke its promise, and Trump recklessly abandoned a policy that sought to keep the United States safe, and now the United States must show some goodwill. This is the least we can do. “Doing so, contrary to the claims of bloodthirsty imperialist warlords, will reduce the likelihood that the United States will engage in an invincible war 7,000 kilometers from its borders.”
“It is not difficult to understand why Biden is still hesitant,” Cooper writes. The reason is the imperialist masses, which in recent years has been determined to go to war with Iran and is lobbying in favor of Israel and Saudi Arabia. These forces have a high degree of influence in Congress, which is why Senators Wendy Sherman questioned Biden as Deputy Secretary of State for his role in the nuclear deal negotiations. “Biden has long been involved in these movements.”
He added: “Biden’s recent decision to allow Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to step down from the assassination of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashgechi is clear. His note on Iran is riddled with harsh rhetoric about “the Iranian regime’s challenges to US security interests.” But in the case of Saudi Arabia, we are dealing with an “ally” that in some cases harms US interests. “But because bin Salman spends millions of dollars in legal bribes in Washington, and most American intellectuals are naive and corrupt, he can be forced to leave.”
“All of this is a test of Biden’s alleged intention to change American foreign policy,” Cooper concludes. In this regard, he must stand up to the imperialist war machine and the corrupt agents of other countries who want to treat the US military like a personal toy. “If he fails to do that, his foreign policy record will be essentially the same as that of Donald Trump.”
The US government withdrew from the agreement approved by the UN Security Council in May 2016 in violation of its obligations. Iran fully fulfilled its obligations under the nuclear deal within a year of the US withdrawal, giving European countries that promised to repay the effects of the withdrawal a chance to live up to their commitments. A year later, when European governments failed to deliver on their promises, Tehran announced that it would reduce its obligations under the nuclear deal in a few steps, in accordance with the provisions of the nuclear deal.
Now Biden government officials have announced that they intend to bring the United States back to the BRICS nuclear deal. However, the new US administration has not yet defined its mechanism for returning to the nuclear deal. Members of the Biden team make vague statements that they intend to use the return to the IAEA as a basis for “strengthening and prolonging” the nuclear deal.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has stated that, given that Washington has been a party to the violation of the agreement and the reduction of Tehran’s obligations in response to the illegal action of the United States, Tehran will take any step after the lifting of sanctions.