The new British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, may be able to save the nuclear deal with Iran, which is facing obstacles due to the divergent positions between Tehran and Washington, "The National Interest" said.
In a report on Wednesday, the newspaper described Terrace as a "realistic and pragmatic politician" wholly oriented towards achieving results and dealing with issues in practice.
With regard to Iran, the newspaper pointed out that the Foreign Secretary was the foreign minister when she resolved two old and complex problems with Tehran, adding that after five British foreign ministers withheld debts to Iran due to the cancellation of a deal involving 1,500 British tanks and 250 armored vehicles after the 1979 revolution, Terrace transferred 400 million pounds. ($460 million) to Iran.
In addition, the Trust eventually secured the release of two British and Iranian dual nationals held in Iran, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoush Ashouri, last March, according to the magazine.
Contacts with Iran
The newspaper stated that during the past year, Truss was in constant contact with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, and the two sides held several meetings and had phone calls about detainees in Iran and the Iranian nuclear agreement.
"Diplomatic engagement on Iran's regional activities will be vital in the upcoming talks between the Trump administrations and US President Joe Biden," the newspaper said, noting that the United Kingdom has more influence on White House decisions than other European countries and Washington can use the positive experiences between Iran and Trump to give a role. A mediator for Britain in efforts to solve bilateral problems, including the obstacles to the nuclear agreement.
The magazine added, “There is no doubt that Truss stands by the Biden administration and its European allies on the Iranian nuclear file, but as a pragmatic politician with previous successes in dealing with Iran and significant experience in foreign policy, she can play a key role in ending delicate nuclear talks and easing differences.
The magazine indicated that despite the support of the Trust for the nuclear agreement, it issued a stark warning to Iran, saying, “I have been clear that progress in the agreement is not moving fast enough, and I assure you that in the event of its collapse, all options are on the table.”
The magazine said in its report, “Although Trass is facing catastrophic economic problems at home, foreign issues are on her agenda, and Iran has always been an important issue for Britain, and when she took office as Prime Minister, some Iranian newspapers greeted her with big pictures and hopeful titles. .
The newspaper pointed out that to fill the European void after Brexit, British policy makers have linked the country's foreign policy more closely to that of the United States, and that, moreover, there are no indications of any differences between the two countries.
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The newspaper considered that Terrace is an ideal prime minister for Washington; Because it is more hard-line against US opponents than its predecessor, Boris Johnson, it can take a very hard line against Russia, China and Iran.
"It is clear that the prospects for Iranian-British relations largely depend on the outcome of talks to revive the nuclear deal, and of course, due to the excessively negative image in Iranian memory of Britain's colonial performance in Iran, a new prime minister will not end the bad relations between the two sides with a magic wand."
However, she may meet with Iranian officials as soon as the UN General Assembly convenes later this month, and now, with the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the election of a new Prime Minister in the UK, it remains to be seen if the two sides can make any substantive changes. on their relationship.”
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