The ongoing JCPOA agreement negotiations with Iran are not going as smooth as some media seem to suggest. In stark remarks, several European and U.S. diplomats have stated that the discussions are very difficult, and that Iran’s current position is not flexible. The position taken by newly elected Iranian president Raisi is confronting the mainly European negotiators with a clear but non-constructive position by Tehran with regards to a possible deal. Iran’s main demands are lifting of the current (oil) sanctions, which were put in place after the U.S. left the JCPOA agreement under the Presidency of Donald Trump. The negotiations have once again headed for a breaking point, with the participating parties looking at the option of a re-start of the JCPOA 2015 agreement. After the first days of the last negotiation round, all sides were relatively optimistic, but firm demands put on the table by Iran have […]