Boroujerdi: Current Negotiations Are at a Fifty-Fifty Stalemate

Aladdin Boroujerdi, head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian Parliament, stated that the current nuclear negotiations between Tehran and the six world powers are at a 'fifty-fifty' condition, but 'the negotiation process indicates the seriousness of both sides to reach a good agreement.' According to the official Islamic Republic News Agency, IRNA, Mr. Boroujerdi said on a television program on June 13 that the Islamic Consultative Assembly 'supports the occurrence of a good agreement.' He accused Israel, its supporting lobby, and Saudi Arabia of pressuring the United States to prevent the nuclear negotiations from reaching a conclusion. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is among the staunchest critics of the ongoing nuclear negotiations between the 5+1 countries and Tehran. On June 9, he stated, 'I am often portrayed as someone who wants to disrupt the nuclear negotiations. However, I have spoken with several of our neighbors, and no one in the region believes that an agreement with Iran will close the door to this country obtaining a nuclear bomb.' At the end of last year, a senior Saudi prince warned that any conditions granted to Iran based on the nuclear agreement would also be demanded by Saudi Arabia and other countries. On the other hand, the United States government has repeatedly shown its support for efforts to conclude the negotiations and reach an agreement with Iran through dialogue and diplomacy, although Washington has emphasized that the goal is to reach a complete and good agreement, not just any agreement. One of the main issues for negotiators in reaching the final document of the comprehensive nuclear agreement is the matter of inspections and access to verify Iran's nuclear program. It is said that the solution to this issue is an agreement on a document titled 'Annex to the Additional Protocol.' Mr. Boroujerdi stated, 'There is a tall wall of distrust between us and the United States, and the idea that they want to sample and visit from anywhere in our country is 'only feasible due to distrust.' The President of Iran himself defended the implementation of the 'Additional Protocol' on June 13, stating that while Iran will implement it, it will not allow access to its secrets to others. Another contentious issue is the manner of lifting sanctions, which the head of the National Security Commission reiterated the demand for the removal of sanctions all at once. He acknowledged that there are different opinions on this matter both in the Security Council and in the United States. Mr. Boroujerdi also mentioned that the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament is aware of the details of the negotiations. In this context, Russia has expressed 'serious' concern about the slowdown of the Iranian nuclear negotiations. An Israeli delegation's trip to Washington regarding the nuclear negotiations. Rouhani: 'By implementing the Additional Protocol, we prove that the accusations are baseless.' Iran's concern about espionage at the nuclear negotiation site. The changing battlefield of 'proxy wars'; war against the people in the streets of Iran. The first paragraph; the responsibility of the opposition and the possibility of radicalizing Iranian society. The death of the last Mossad representative in Tehran amid the Iranian crisis.