'Iran Daily' on Sunday wrote that the growing disagreements between Republican-controlled US Congress and the Democrats in the White House, on Iran’s n-case are not just a show, but are part of real serious infighting within America’s political spectrum.
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Those who say such disagreements are a matter of routine are unaware of US politics, pointed out the English-language paper in its Opinion column.
The Congress and the White House have already had disagreements on issues such as Obamacare, immigration plan and foreign policy and the Republican’s confrontation with the Democrats over Iran is in fact a show of strength through which lawmakers are flexing their muscles, it added.
Undoubtedly, if President Obama were not committed to end the dispute over Iran’s nuclear energy program via diplomacy, talks with the P5+1 would not have reached the current point, highlighted the paper. Obama has always maintained that he does not know any solution other than diplomacy for the nuclear standoff and has tried to achieve this goal, it added.
Obama had made several promises on US foreign policy including the settlement of the nuclear issue, the Syrian crisis and Middle East peace. Election fever will heat up next year but Obama has so far failed to take a practical step to fulfill his pledges, wrote the paper.
There are not bright prospects for the Syrian crisis and the Middle East peace talks. It seems that one of the best cards which the Democrats can play in the 2016 presidential election is Iran’s nuclear issue, it pointed out.
Any new set of sanctions by the US Congress on Iran is a clear breach of the Geneva agreement known as the Joint Plan of Action and is not justifiable at all. Iran has met all its commitments under the interim agreement and the International Atomic Energy Agency has verified this. Therefore, it is absolutely irrational to sabotage the nuclear talks by taking such action.
The US president has said fresh sanctions could derail nuclear negotiations and reduce America’s credibility in the world. Logic dictates that US lawmakers not support this decision. Therefore, it is not likely the Congress would slap new sanctions on Iran, the paper wrote in conclusion. /SR
