Iran nuclear deal hangs in balance as Islamic Republic votes

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers hangs in the balance as the country prepares to vote on Friday for a new president and diplomats press on with efforts to get both the U.S. and Tehran to reenter the accord.

The deal represents the signature accomplishment of the relatively moderate President Hassan Rouhani’s eight years in office: suspending crushing sanctions in exchange for the strict monitoring and limiting of Iran’s uranium stockpile.

The deal’s collapse with President Donald Trump’s decision to unilaterally withdraw America from the agreement in 2018 spiraled into a series of attacks and confrontations across the wider Middle East. It also prompted Tehran to enrich uranium to highest purity levels so far, just shy of weapons-grade levels.

With analysts and polling suggesting that a hard-line candidate already targeted by U.S. sanctions will win Friday’s vote, a return to the deal may be possible but it likely won’t lead to a further detente between Iran and the West.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-joe-biden-middle-east-iran-iran-nuclear-80a1e359adc1da1224562d47fac71818

[Mosby]

1. Interesting how AP never mentioned that the Mullahs pick the candidates.

And the leader of the country is a shia cleric, regardless of the "president".

Not to mention the Revolutionary Guard, who are not elected and share control these days with the Ulama.