The hanging deal about Iran’s nuclear weapons
Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers hangs as the country prepares to vote on Friday for a new president. The diplomats make efforts to get both the US and Tehran to reenter the accord. This nuclear deal collapsed after former US President Donald Trump took office, leading to a series of attacks and confrontations across the wider Middle East. The deal represents the signature accomplishment of the relatively moderate President Hassan Rouhani’s eight years in office: suspending crushing sanctions in exchange for the strict monitoring and limiting of Iran’s uranium stockpile. Withdrawal of the deal prompted Tehran to enrich uranium to the highest purity levels so far, just shy of weapons-grade levels. As polling suggests that candidates already targeted by US sanctions will win Friday’s vote, hence, the deal may be possible but it likely won’t lead to a further detente between Iran and the West. An election analyst says, that it is certainly not as complex as drafting a deal from scrat...