MESOP ANALYSIS & RESSOURCE PERSONS ON NEGOTIATION STATUS WITH IRAN

“If negotiations collapse, the United States will take the blame from Europe and the sanctions regime will unravel. And here’s the best-case scenario: Any military action against Iran will set its nuclear program back, at best, a couple of years. But the anger will last generations,” warns Jeffrey Lewis in Foreign Policy.

“The impending deal is not final. For cultural and political reasons, Iran may never agree to any deal, even one as advantageous as this one. Yet, unless the United States dramatically reverses the concessions it has made, this deal will not defer the threat of war, but accelerate it,” writes Gabriel Scheinmann in Time.

“If negotiators can close remaining gaps, the P5+1 agreement with Iran would be a major boost for U.S./and international security, for Israel and our other allies in/the region,/and for global efforts to prevent proliferation. Congress should be careful not to play the role of spoiler,” argues Daryl G. Kimball in the National Interest