US faces new hurdles but Iran deal tantalisingly close

Last week’s attack on Salman Rushdie and the indictment of an Iranian national for plotting to murder former national security adviser John Bolton have given the Biden administration new headaches. Along with Iran it negotiated a return to the 2015 nuclear deal. However, a resolution may be tantalisingly close. Iran’s latest response to an EU proposal both as Europe and the U.S. which was described as the West’s final offer. To forge a lasting agreement the administration faces new and potentially insurmountable domestic political hurdles. To negotiations with a country whose leadership have refused to rescind the death threats against Rushdie or Bolton deal, critics in Congress who have long vowed to blow up any pact have ratcheted up their opposition. Apart from this, by killing former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Iran envoy Brian Hook, both of whom remain under 24*7 taxpayer-paid security protection To avenge the Trump administration’s 2020 assassination ...