Five Warnings from the Private Sector for the Post-Sanction Era

The Iran newspaper has dedicated its front page to nuclear negotiations, describing them as 'the most breathless diplomatic struggle in Vienna.' The Vatan-e-Emruz newspaper, close to the Steadfast Front, has written: 'The nuclear negotiations are losing their elasticity. If we borrow a term from colloquial literature, these negotiations cannot be stretched any further.' The Arman newspaper, in its Thursday issue, quoted Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani as saying, 'The reopening of the U.S. embassy is not impossible.' The Khorasan newspaper reported that Abbas Abdi, a social researcher and reformist political activist, stated: 'The idea of solving economic problems merely through relations with the West is naive.' The Shahre Vatan newspaper reported on 'five serious warnings from the private sector for after the sanctions,' stating: 'Increased government revenue and intensified inflation, sudden and false excitement in the capital market, an abundance of currency, and increased imports (threatening domestic production) are part of these warnings.' The Etemad newspaper has reported that with the approval of the Tehran City Council, 'the construction of fireplaces in buildings is now prohibited.' Khorasan has reported that 'supervision over excess charges by private schools has become a contentious issue between the Ministry of Education and the Organization for Trade and Commerce,' to the extent that Mohammad Mohammadi, the director of the Tehran Trade Organization, said: 'We have informed the Ministry of Education that if they do not cooperate, we will go to schools with inspectors from the Organization for Trade and will address the violations.' The Iran newspaper describes the nuclear negotiations as 'the most breathless diplomatic struggle in Vienna.' According to this newspaper, 'The clock has passed the deadline of July 7, Tuesday night, but the fervor of the nuclear negotiations has not subsided. With the end of the negotiation deadline, Federica Mogherini, the EU's foreign policy chief, came among waiting journalists at noon on Tuesday and announced that the nuclear negotiations would continue for three more days until Friday.' Maryam Salari, a reporter for this newspaper, wrote: 'Although the golden seconds for the American team, which must deliver the written text of the agreement to American lawmakers by the end of July 9, are running out, Vienna is still witnessing the breathless nuclear marathon between Iran and its negotiating powers. The news of a possible extension is circulating among journalists,' but Abbas Araghchi, a member of Iran's nuclear team, stated that 'the deadlines of the opposing side, which are raised due to some domestic considerations, are not the problem of the Iranian team,' announcing that 'Iranian officials are ready to stay in Vienna for as long as necessary to conclude the negotiations.' This newspaper also wrote: 'Iranian officials have resolved key and important parts of the disputes. Although the long duration of negotiations after the July 7 deadline is still being blamed on Iran by Western circles, Abbas Araghchi, a senior member of our nuclear team, stated that the deadlines of the opposing side, which are raised due to some domestic considerations, are not the problem of the Iranian team, and that 'Iranian officials are ready to stay in Vienna for as long as necessary to conclude the negotiations.' The Iran newspaper quoted 'an Iranian diplomat in Vienna' as saying: 'Iran has made constructive proposals to resolve the disputed issues, and 'no flexibility will change the red lines because these lines cannot be broken; we will not cross the red lines.' This newspaper also referred to reports about a verbal dispute involving Mohammad Javad Zarif, stating: 'Hours after reports of a dispute in the negotiations among foreign ministers, a member of the Iranian negotiating team quoted Mohammad Javad Zarif as saying: 'Ms. Mogherini has played a very positive and constructive role in the negotiations, and mutual respect has always prevailed in our relations.' According to the Iran newspaper, 'a member of the Iranian negotiating team quoted the Foreign Minister as saying: We had very positive and constructive meetings on Saturdays and Wednesdays,' and 'this has also been true for other ministers present in the negotiations, and despite political differences, working relationships have always been based on mutual respect.' The Iran newspaper also wrote: 'Iran's consultations regarding arms sanctions continue while there are disagreements among the 1+5 countries on this issue,' and among them, a European diplomat stated: 'Regarding the lifting of arms sanctions against Iran, both China and Russia have taken a joint position calling for the lifting of these sanctions; meanwhile, the U.S. and the U.K. have strongly opposed this Iranian request.' 'The negotiations cannot be stretched any further,' wrote the Vatan-e-Emruz newspaper, close to the Steadfast Front. This newspaper stated: 'Based on the existing evidence regarding the negotiations, what is certain is that the parties have agreed to unveil a document without a signature, a document that seems to be the text of the JCPOA agreement but is not expected to have the signatures of the parties for several months. In recent days, both members of President Hassan Rouhani's negotiating team and some members of the 1+5 have made statements about some knots in the negotiations, knots that remind us of the previous parentheses, but with the difference that while previously these parentheses were about red lines and principles of a good agreement from the perspective of the parties, now the nature of the knots is such that since they do not correspond to the official red lines of Iran, they cannot disrupt the agreement between the representatives of Rouhani and Obama.' Vatan-e-Emruz also wrote: 'Based on what has been inferred from the behavior and positions of the negotiators of both sides in recent weeks, a special concern has arisen in Iran regarding what has been agreed upon in Vienna. This concern is about the non-observance of Iran's negotiating principles for the final agreement by the opposing side, and now in the final days of the nuclear negotiations, unfortunately, this concern has become more pronounced as the evidence and statements from both American officials and the negotiating team of Hassan Rouhani indicate the disregard for the foundations and official and legal red lines of the Islamic Republic of Iran.' These red lines have become law, and if what the parties say about the content of this unsigned agreement is carried out, the potential nuclear agreement would violate this law. Recent statements by Abbas Araghchi and also American and French officials provide evidence to demonstrate this issue. This newspaper wrote: 'The unsigned agreement states that Iran's commitments must be fulfilled before the lifting of sanctions begins and that military inspections under the additional protocol must also be conducted according to the demands of the opposing side,' and 'on the other hand, in the area of research and development, the demands of the opposing side must also be applied. In all three areas, especially regarding sanctions and inspections, the official positions of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the announced red lines for reaching a good agreement are being violated.' Mehdi Mohammadi, a former member of the negotiating team, wrote in an article titled 'Last Warnings' in Vatan-e-Emruz: 'The nuclear negotiations are losing their elasticity. If we borrow a term from colloquial literature, these negotiations cannot be stretched any further.' This newspaper stated: 'All parties are in a position where they must decide. Discussions have been sufficiently conducted, and positions have been clarified. All parties have exerted as much creativity as they could, and now 'the question is whether the combination of all these 'negotiations,' 'creativities,' 'political wills,' 'respecting the concerns of other parties,' and even 'concessions' will lead to the formation of a good agreement or not.' Mehdi Mohammadi emphasized that 'apparently the negotiations have gotten stuck in extra time,' writing: 'One view is that this deadlock has occurred with the aim of bargaining until the last minute, and both sides will eventually find a way out at the last moments. The second view is that the three issues of whether arms sanctions will be lifted, the timing of the agreement, and the extent of limitations on the research and development program are so vital for both sides that the negotiations may fail over these issues. It is still not possible to make a final judgment on this matter, but it seems that the U.S. will not be able to change its strategic position on issues where the red lines of both sides conflict, as its will to seize the opportunity for a good agreement from Iran is so serious.' The Shahre Vatan newspaper reported on 'five serious warnings from the private sector for after the sanctions,' stating: 'Increased government revenue and intensified inflation, sudden and false excitement in the capital market, an abundance of currency, and increased imports (threatening domestic production) are part of these warnings.' This newspaper wrote: 'The positive outlook created by the nuclear negotiations has led to discussions about economic improvement in the post-sanction conditions in every gathering you attend, but in the meantime, the question is how prepared the Iranian economic structure, which has adapted to sanctions over the years, is to resume international interactions and boost foreign investment. Undoubtedly, in such circumstances, the role of the private sector in providing the necessary infrastructure is more prominent than ever, and attention must be paid to this area. The private sector, which the government promised to take seriously from the beginning of its activity and based on this sector, would bring the country closer to economic development. Now, after two years and on the verge of a nuclear agreement, the time has come for this promise to be fulfilled.' The Shahre Vatan newspaper wrote: 'Among the representatives of the private sector parliament, there is an understanding of the situation, leading to warnings and requirements in this regard, and they are trying to provide intellectual assistance to government officials by explaining the economic situation of the country in the post-sanction conditions.' This newspaper also reported that 'Masoud Khansari, the head of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, as the first speaker at the session on Tuesday, began his remarks by recalling the government's promises in the early days of its activity regarding special attention to the private sector,' and wrote: 'It is difficult to describe the economic conditions of 1394, stating that the board of directors of the Iran and Tehran Chambers has emphasized increasing interaction and cooperation to improve economic conditions in multiple meetings with officials from the three branches, including the Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, the Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade, and the Minister of Agricultural Jihad.' According to this newspaper, Masoud Khansari, the head of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, also stated on Tuesday, 'describing the economic conditions of 1394 as difficult,' that 'the board of directors of the Iran and Tehran Chambers has emphasized increasing interaction and cooperation to improve economic conditions in multiple meetings with officials from the three branches, including the Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, the Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade, and the Minister of Agricultural Jihad.' The Etemad newspaper reported that with the approval of the Tehran City Council, 'the construction of fireplaces in buildings is now prohibited.' According to this newspaper, Gholamreza Ansari, a member of the Planning and Budget Commission of the Tehran City Council and one of the supporters of this proposal, referred to 'excessive gas consumption' as one of the factors polluting Tehran's air and stated that the reason for approving the 'prohibition of fireplace construction' was 'the issue of reducing air pollution and the safety of citizens.' The Etemad newspaper also reported that during the review of the fireplace construction prohibition proposal in the Tehran City Council meeting, Ahmad Danyamali, the head of the Council's Civil and Transportation Commission, also stated that 'the mortality rate due to carbon monoxide inhalation is very high,' saying that 'these prohibitions are in the interest of families; otherwise, we do not intend to interfere with the civil rights of families.' Hamidreza Khaledi, in a report for the Etemad newspaper, wrote: 'The discussion of prohibiting the construction of fireplaces in Tehran homes can be considered one of the most interesting topics raised in the [Tuesday] session of the Tehran City Council, which actually took a lot of time from the session and was ultimately approved, but Alireza Dabir, the head of the Council's Planning and Budget Commission, as one of the staunch opponents of this proposal, believed that passing such a plan is like writing a proposal to prevent people from building barbecues.' Alireza Dabir, referring to the fact that the national regulations only emphasize that the supervising engineer must ensure the standard of home fireplaces, stated in the City Council meeting: 'For this reason, we cannot say that people should not build fireplaces in their homes. It is true that the gas consumption of fireplaces is high, but we cannot make their construction illegal because this is not within the authority of the City Council.' Mojtaba Shakari, a member of the Cultural and Social Commission of the Tehran City Council, also stated: 'If the use of fireplaces is prohibited due to high gas consumption, then the use of certain refrigerators should also be prohibited due to their high electricity consumption.' He emphasized that 'the dignity of the City Council is higher than to spend time on these issues.' The Etemad newspaper wrote: 'Ultimately, after various opinions from members of the Tehran City Council, the urgency of this proposal was approved; a proposal under which the construction of fireplaces in homes will now be prohibited.' The Khorasan newspaper reported that 'supervision over excess charges by private schools has become a contentious issue between the Ministry of Education and the Organization for Trade and Commerce.' According to this newspaper, 'the issue began with a news report from the Ministry of Education announcing the prohibition of the entry of Trade Organization patrols to address violations by private schools, which provoked a reaction from the Trade Organization.' This newspaper quoted Mohammad Mohammadi, the director of the Trade Organization...