Iran Wants UN Arms Embargo Lifted
Monday, it was learned that Iran wants an end to the UN arms embargo on the country, this is a parallel deal that the United States opposes as it seeks to limit Tehran’s Mideast power and influence.
Speaking on the eve the target date for a complete agreement, a senior Iranian official and a US official said Iran and the 6 world powers it is negotiating with are also working on a UN resolution that would endorse any future nuclear deal.
Lifting the arms embargo would be separate from a long-term accord that foresees limits on Iran’s nuclear programs in exchange for relief from crippling economic sanctions on the nation. But Iran also sees existing UN resolutions affecting Iran’s nuclear program and the accompanying sanctions as unjust and illegal. It has insisted that those resolutions be lifted since the start of international negotiations about 10 yrs ago to limit its nuclear-arms making capability.
Negotiators and some foreign ministers of the 6 world powers plus Iran are gathered in Vienna to complete a comprehensive nuclear deal by 7 July. But many Key issues remain, and an announcement on Tuesday is unlikely.
Lifting the embargo is one of the important issues being discussed, the Iranian official said. “There should not be any place for the arms embargo.”
The Iranian official briefed reporters on the condition that he not be named.
Iran wants to have a hand in shaping any UN Security Council resolution endorsing a comprehensive nuclear deal. And Iran is interested in wording that shifts the critical tone of previous resolutions passed over Tehran’s nuclear program.
At this writing it is unclear if there will be a pact by 7 July. Sunday, US Secretary of State John Kerry said the negotiations “could go either way.”
“If the hard choices get made in the next couple of days, and made quickly, we could get an agreement this week,” Sec. Kerry said. “But if they are not made, we will not.”
At the weekend, diplomats reported tentative agreement on the speed and scope of sanctions relief for Iran in the potential accord, even as issues such as inspection guidelines and limits on Iran’s nuclear research and development remained contentious.
Tuesday’s deadline is the latest set for a comprehensive pact that would replace the interim deal world powers and Iran reached in November 2013. That package was extended 3 times, it may be extended again.
Stay tuned…
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