Daily reasons on Iran's insistence on removal of all sanctions

Tehran, Nov 23, IRNA - Iran's negotiating team has stressed that any deal on the country’s n-energy program should lead to removal of sanctions, underscored 'Iran Daily' on Sunday. The sanctions on the Islamic Republic have been imposed by the UN Security Council, the White House, US Congress and the European Union. Undoubtedly, based on the Geneva agreement signed last year by Iran and the P5+1, all sanctions are supposed to be lifted over the specified period of time, added the English-language paper in its Opinion column. The settlement of the nuclear issue heavily depends on having a political will and both sides have already demonstrated a strong determination to resolve it, believes the paper. However, it is hard to predict whether a deal will be made because signals are not clear and sometimes conflicting, it said. Now significant political developments are taking place in the US with the Republicans, who are known for their anti-Iran stances, setting to gain control of Congress as of January. This is while Iran and the West have so far failed to eliminate all their gaps over key issues, noted the daily. The case is rather complicated but can be settled if parties involved make concessions in a win-win game in order to safeguard their interests in the long term. However, great resolution can help both sides overcome all barriers hampering a final and comprehensive deal, added the paper. That’s why Iran’s nuclear negotiators insist that all sanctions should be scrapped because they well know that US President Barack Obama has especial powers to order the lifting of Congress sanctions, it said. Washington is aware that it can never materialize all of its demands with regards to Iran’s nuclear work. Therefore, it will have to budge on its stance and take a moderate approach to the issue. The Geneva interim deal stipulates that a comprehensive solution would constitute an integrated whole where nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. Therefore, if Obama accepts a deal that Congress does not approve, the US president can veto any decision by lawmakers against the deal, it pointed out. Given the current crises in the international arena and the threats posed by Takfiri militants in the Middle East against American interests, it is very unlikely that the White House refuses to use its powers against any move by Congress to kill the deal, concluded the paper.