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The End of Iran's Nuclear Dream: The West's Seriousness in Confronting Tehran!
Seriousness and decisiveness have become two Western requirements that impose themselves on any dialogue or negotiations with the Iranian regime regarding its nuclear program, given that this issue has taken much longer than it deserves and requires.
Since the West began negotiating with the Iranian regime to find a peaceful solution that would put an end to the clouds of doubt hanging over its nuclear program, ambiguity and vagueness have been prominent features in the style of the Iranian delegation during negotiations. The prevailing and dominant approach of the regime in negotiating was to prolong the process as much as possible, as if it wanted to exhaust the other party and make it accept the regime's proposals, which were aimed at obscuring its true intentions from the West and the world.
While the United States, during Trump’s first term, took the initiative to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear agreement—which was fundamentally unsuitable for the nuclear program and likely favored the Iranian regime—the European countries, which had been characterized by a lenient and accommodating policy toward the Iranian regime, have also begun to awaken from the illusion of appeasing and accommodating this regime and realize the truth of the failure of this approach in dealing with Tehran.
Although the Iranian regime attempted to exploit the disagreements and gaps between EU countries and the United States to strengthen its position and achieve its goals, it is well aware that there is what can be described as alignment between the American and European stances regarding the Iranian nuclear program and the unequivocal desire to resolve it, preventing Tehran from further maneuvering and wasting time.
The need for a clear seriousness from the Iranian regime in nuclear negotiations is something emphasized by Christophe Lemoine, spokesperson for the French Foreign Ministry, in a statement during a press conference held on April 24, 2025. He stated that the European troika prefers dialogue but wants to see how serious Iran is. He added that "the only solution is the diplomatic solution, and Iran must engage firmly in this process, which is a proposal that the European troika has repeatedly put forward, so we will continue the dialogue with the Iranians."
However, this important statement coincides with the European countries' insistence on the "snapback sanctions" mechanism included in the 2015 nuclear agreement. Furthermore, according to diplomatic sources, EU troika officials are now looking to activate this mechanism by August instead of the previously set deadline in June, if a substantive agreement is not reached by that time. It is important to note that this opportunity expires on October 18, with the expiration of the 2015 agreement, while there has been an improvement in coordination between the United States and EU countries regarding negotiations with Tehran, especially after the chief American negotiator responsible for technical aspects, Michael Anton, briefed diplomats from the European troika in Paris on April 17.
Thus, it is clear that the Iranian regime no longer has the necessary space to play and maneuver in order to maintain its dream of possessing nuclear weapons, as the primary demand of the West—namely, the United States and EU countries—is to end the Iranian nuclear dream.
Levant: Mir Mohammad
