Iran Seeks 'Peaceful Deal' While US Sanctions Peace
The New Arab's report notes Khatibzadeh's accusation that the U.S. is 'betraying diplomacy' by stopping nuclear talks. Left unsaid: the US unilaterally withdrew from the internationally-backed Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018, under the Trump administration, despite Iran's compliance. This was not a 'mixed message' but a deliberate act of sabotage, cheered on by hawkish think
tanks and politicians who took millions from groups like AIPAC. Predictably, the cycle repeats. Iran seeks diplomacy, the US imposes sanctions, and the media reports on 'tensions.' Perhaps the 'mixed message' is from Washington, which preaches non-proliferation while simultaneously arming nuclear-armed allies to the teeth and then wonders why countries like Iran pursue their own deterrents. It's
almost as if the 'deal' was never about peaceful energy, but about control.