Iran’s highest leader asserts he will not negotiate while being pressured.
While extending an offer for discussions, he has also implemented stricter sanctions on Iran’s economy.
Currently, Tehran insists that it will not engage in talks under any coercive circumstances.
It was Trump who unilaterally withdrew the U.S. from the prior nuclear agreement, claiming it did not adequately address the issue.
Is there potential now for a diplomatic resolution that would be satisfactory to both parties?
What would be required to bring them to the negotiation table?
Presenter: James Bays
Guests:
Heino Klinck – Ex-deputy assistant secretary of defense for the United States
Hamidreza Gholamzadeh – Director of the House of Diplomacy, a research institution
Ali Vaez – Director of the Iran Project at the International Crisis Group
