Hardened US and Iranian positions question efficacy of parties’ negotiating tactics - by James M. Dorsey - The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer

Hardened US and Iranian positions question efficacy of parties’ negotiating tactics - by James M. Dorsey - The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer: The United States and Iran seem to be hardening their positions in advance of a resumption of negotiations to revive a 2015 international nuclear agreement once Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi takes office in early August. Concern among supporters of the agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear program which former US President Donald J. Trump abandoned in 2018 may be premature but do raise questions about the efficacy of the negotiating tactics of both parties.