In Iran, some conservatives balk at sanctions 'suspension'
As the nuclear talks' deadline looms, some Iranian conservatives distrust the US political process and fear a potential temporary and reversible suspension of sanctions.
With ten days left before the nuclear talks' Nov. 24 deadline, the Iranian media has paid a great deal of attention to statements by Iranian officials on the negotiations between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1).
Speculation has run wild on some websites, which run conflicting articles by anonymous sources saying either that a deal is very close or that another extension will be announced Nov. 24. Former Revolutionary Guard Corps commander and current Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said that Iran’s missiles “brought P5+1 to its senses” in the talks.
In his sermon today, Nov. 14, temporary Tehran Friday prayer leader Ayatollah Movahedi Kermani echoed comments by President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry, saying, “We too say that no deal is better than accepting force and bullying and an oppressive American recommendation.” Iran’s nuclear negotiators, led by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, have stayed on script and not offered the media anything new.
An article the same day from conservative Fars News, however, revealed some Iranian conservatives' frustration with nuclear negotiations and their distrust of the US political process and Obama’s powers.
