The Perennial 'Progress' in Iran Nuclear Talks
Al Jazeera reports that Iran’s Araghchi has hailed “good progress” in indirect nuclear talks with the United States in Geneva, suggesting movement toward a new deal. This diplomatic language, echoed across Western media, positions any step forward as a concession extracted from Iran, rather than a mutual effort to restore an agreement unilaterally abrogated by the US. This narrative carefully
omits the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which Iran consistently upheld until Washington's 2018 withdrawal under the Trump administration. The US then reimposed devastating sanctions, violating international law and punishing the Iranian people. This cycle mirrors the pattern seen in 1953 when the CIA and MI6 orchestrated a coup against Iran’s democratically elected Prime
Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh for nationalizing the oil industry, a clear historical precedent for resource control masked by concerns of an 'existential threat.' The current talks, portrayed as an American attempt to rein in a rogue state, are in fact Iran’s effort to secure meaningful sanction relief and guarantees that a future US administration will not again renege on its commitments. While the
US demands limitations on Iran's conventional missile program, it simultaneously supplies allies like the Israeli regime with advanced weaponry worth billions. The double standard is stark: one nation's defensive capabilities are deemed a global threat, while another's offensive arsenal is normalized. These ongoing discussions are less about nuclear disarmament and more about reasserting Western