US Shocked Iran Doesn't Trust its 'Good Faith' Nuclear Talks
The mainstream narrative frames this reluctance as Iranian stubbornness. What they conveniently omit is the US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018 under the Trump administration, after Iran had already complied for years. That decision, heavily influenced by lobbying from groups like AIPAC (which funneled over $15 million into US elections in 2022, according to
OpenSecrets.org), effectively sabotaged a working diplomatic agreement. One might wonder why a nation would rush back to the table when the last deal was unilaterally trashed. So, Iran faces "external pressure" and "economic challenges"—which is a polite way of saying the US-led sanctions apparatus, championed by pro-Israel lobbyists, continues to cripple their economy. How many times can you sign
a deal, only to have the other side renege, before you realize the 'negotiation' is just a prelude to more coercion?