Iran seeks important goal at nuclear talks

Tehran, Nov 30, IRNA - 'Iran Daily' on Sunday reflecting on the fifteen months of Iran-P5+1 talks, elaborated on the gains the country achieved in its nuclear talks with the West. The most significant gain of the nuclear negotiations is that the West has acknowledged that Iran’s atomic work is not a threat to the world and it can be continued, underscored the English-language paper in its Opinion column. Iran’s atomic work is not a threat to the world and it can be continued, it added After the Geneva deal was signed last year, the sanction regime began to collapse and things changed in favor of Iran. Now a wide range of foreign companies are eager to invest in the country and ties with regional and European countries are on the mend. For the first time in the course of nuclear talks, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met US Secretary of State John Kerry. The event received little coverage in the local media. The meeting was of critical importance since it shattered the taboo of talks with high-ranking US officials without paying a price for it. It seems that a more important goal has been and is being pursued in the nuclear talks which is the normalization of ties with the United States. Chairman of the State Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who is seen as one of the most astute Iranian politician, has said recently that the Qur’an calls on Muslims to hold talks with others, therefore Iran should not be afraid of it. Iran follows logic, so there is no need to be worried about the outcome of the talks. However, there are also certain taboos complicating political affairs within the country, noted the paper, suggesting political parties and factions to pluck the courage to break them. They should know that nothing bad will happen if they do so. Some radicals made a hue and cry when Zarif shook hands with Kerry during the nuclear talks but they later realized it caused no harm to the country, noted the daily. It would do well if the country's political parties hold talks in order to narrow their differences and bury the hatchet on the issue, concluded the daily./end