Daily criticizes opponents of nuclear diplomacy

Tehran, Dec 14, IRNA - A newspaper on Sunday believes that the continuation of nuclear diplomacy is going to be tough, but added that the important goal should however be to reach the final deal. The strong point of Iran in defusing attacks of the opponents of diplomacy is that it should adhere to its declared principles in the process of negotiations to reach a comprehensive deal, underscored 'Iran Daily' published Sunday. Before November 24, it was clear that the failure of Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers in reaching a nuclear deal would create more obstacles to continuation of diplomacy, noted the English-language paper in its Opinion column. Indeed, opponents have found the opportunity to make the situation difficult for nuclear negotiators. Nearly three weeks after the latest round of nuclear talks, there are signs of negotiations getting tougher. In recent weeks, the opponents of nuclear diplomacy have intensified their attacks on the logical process of talks by damage trust and goodwill on both sides, for which they are working hard at different levels. The Republicans, who will take control of the US Congress as of January 2015, have vowed to pass a law intensifying sanctions against Iran. The new chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Committee also cast doubt on extension of nuclear talks without intensifying pressure on Iran. They also demand the direct intervention of the Congress in the process of talks with Iran and a possible final nuclear deal. Days before the November 24 deadline, a group of 43 Republican senators sent a letter to US President Barack Obama, expressing “alarm” at the prospects of a nuclear accord with Iran, it noted. The senators, led by Mark Kirk and Marco Rubio, told Obama that they were worried by “reports that your administration plans to circumvent Congress and unilaterally provide significant sanctions relief under a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran”. They also said the Obama administration “was absolutely obligated by law to come back to Congress in order to lift sanctions as part of the final deal with Iran”. Attacks on nuclear diplomacy have not been limited to the majority of Republicans in the Congress, as new anti-deal activities deepened in the region and the world soon after November 24, added the daily. The measures include efforts to involve other issues such as human rights, Middle East issues, containing resistance groups of Hezbollah and Hamas, and demands of regional US allies in the talks, it noted. The oil price war launched by Saudis, the announcement of establishing a British military base in Bahrain, plan to deploy a rapid taskforce by Persian Gulf Arab states, the bomb attack on the residence of Iran’s envoy in Yemen and intensification of sectarian turmoil in the region are among measures taken by opponents of the final deal./end