Tehran, Iran, June 24
By Mehdi Sepahvand - Trend:
An Iranian expert says not only Iran, but the US, as well as the global community, would be better served by reaching a nuclear deal.
Davod Hermidas Bavand, senior international relations and law analyst and university professor told Trend June 24 that regarding Iran's economic problems, a nuclear deal will greatly benefit the country.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced his support of the Iranian nuclear negotiation team on June 23, but said that the U.S. should withdraw from its "acquisitive demands".
'Studying the process of Americans' demands shows that their target is uprooting Iran's nuclear industry, destroying the country's nuclear nature and transforming it to a caricature and a picture without substance,' he said.
Bavand says that there is also a need for the US, President Barack Obama, and the Democrats to reach such a deal with Iran, the international relations scholar observed.
He said that the five members of the group 5+1 (the US, UK, France, Russia, China, and Germany), which are permanent members of the UN Security Council, represent global interests and any deal to be reached by them is sure to be good for the global community.
Iran and P5+1 are negotiating to reach a comprehensive nuclear deal by a self-imposed deadline on June 30.
Bavand said that if the sides fail to reach a nuclear deal, the pursuing situation would be unsettling to the entire world.
Commenting on regional concerns about the nuclear talks, he said once Iran and the six powers strike a deal the regional states might suffer in the short term, but after they synchronize their affairs with the emerging situations, they will benefit as well.
When asked how much Iran can trust the IAEA to conduct its inspections on technical grounds, Bavand said that there is no doubt that Western countries have some influence on the international organization.
"It is a historically proven fact with Western countries that when you fulfill their demands, they ask for more. So, it is necessary that you use tact to fulfill their demands, not exactly as they would have it, but to pursue your interests in the meantime, the critic stated," Bavand added.
All in all, he further said, both sides in the talks need to make some adjustments to their positions so that a consensual deal will emerge.
Edited by CN