Analyzing the Istanbul Talks
The “Istanbul 2” talks, held April 13-14, were successful because they met the short-term objectives of the major actors: President Obama, Supreme Leader Khamenei, Russia, China, and the EU. However, the long-term objectives of the players remain too far apart leaving the future as perilous as before. The objective of President Barack Obama has been to prevent Israeli military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. The previous talks (“Istanbul 1”), held in January 2011, between P5+1 and Iran, failed because of Iran’s preconditions. The ...
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