Nuclear deal will not be reached due to Iran’s intransigence
It is unlikely the world powers and Iran will reach a nuclear agreement before the end of March, a senior diplomatic official said Monday, adding that at this point much is dependent on the “difficult decision” the Iranians will have to make.
According to the official, significant differences remain between Iran and the P5+1, and it is difficult to see how it will be possible to overcome the Iranian demand for a removal of all the sanctions. He said that no one can say with certainty whether an agreement will be signed in the near future.
“There has still not been a deep Iranian change regarding the concessions that can bring them to an agreement,” the official said. “We are not seeing a strategic decision regarding concessions by [Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali] Khamenei,” the official said.