Introduction In the wake of the extension of the Joint Plan of Action (JPoA) for another seven months by the P5+1 (the United Nations Security Council permanent five members plus Germany) and Iran in Vienna on 24 November, many have started to think about how the remaining time could play out and which side holds the greater leverage in talks in the months ahead. A number of distinguished former American officials, scholars, and pundits view Iran as holding the upper hand. Aaron David Miller over at Foreign Policy declared that “Washington would like to believe it has a lot more leverage over Tehran than it really does,” in […]
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