Why U.S.-Iran Negotiations Failed
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Negotiators hide their true bottom lines
“both the United States side and the Iranian side have a vested interest in hiding their bottom line.”
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Iran will not negotiate on regime control
“I think we would have to assume that they're non-negotiable or it's going to be anything about regime change or human rights within Iran.”
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Iran may concede on the nuclear file
“I think it's entirely possible that the Iranians will be willing to agree to most of what the United States is asking for on the nuclear file”
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Iran remains committed to proxy network influence
“it gives you an indication that the Iranians are probably still pretty hard over on their proxy networks.”
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NATO supports reopening the Strait of Hormuz
“we saw a very strong statement from Rutte... saying that the coalition would always come together and it would support the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.”