Major World Powers Make Last Ditch Effort to Save Iran Nuclear Deal

• Major World Powers Make Last Ditch Effort to Save Iran Nuclear Deal
  by https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/
  Top diplomats from Iran and five world powers are meeting today in Vienna in a desperate attempt to save the 2015 nuclear deal following the withdrawal of the United States. The foreign ministers of Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia are due to meet with their Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif for the first time since US President Donald Trump broke ranks with the major powers and ushered in a new round of sanctions against Tehran.
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  Trump intends to bring the Mullahs in Tehran to their knees by forcing Iran’s oil export to cease as early as November. Iran hopes to agree on a package with the Europeans to counter the impact of the sanctions.
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  Remaining parties to the deal have been obliging and have expressed their strong intention to work with the Iranians even without their traditional ally. However, Iranian news agencies reported that ahead of the talks, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told the leaders of France and Germany that a European package of economic measures to counter the effects of US sanctions does not go far enough.
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  Yesterday, Rouhani is reported to have told French President Emmanuel Macron in a phone call that the package “does not meet all our demands”. In another phone call to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Rouhani said the European economic measures are “disappointing”.
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  “Unfortunately, the proposed package lacked an action plan or a clear roadmap for continuation of cooperation. It only included some general promises like previous EU statements,” the Iranian leader said, adding that he hoped to see deficiencies in the package resolved during today’s meeting.
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  If the major powers are able to agree on a package, Trump’s hopes of bringing Iran’s oil export to zero will take a massive blow. The maverick businessman turned politician is desperate to get his troops in line to deal with any shock that may follow. He’s even threatened  his Gulf allies to play their part or risk losing US as a security partner; a threat which the Saudis may not have been prepared for when they were cheerleading Trump to pull out of the deal.
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