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    Nuclear deal: Tough talk aside, can Russia and China get Iran to the table?

    Oct 15, 2021 5 minutes

    When it comes to prospects for restarting talks with Tehran aimed at restoring the tattered 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the tone in Washington this week has been decidedly downbeat.

    “With every passing day and Iran’s refusal to engage in good faith, the runway gets short,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday as he met in Washington with foreign ministers from Israel and the United Arab Emirates.

    The top U.S. diplomat then delved into a little saber-rattling. “We are prepared to turn to other options if Iran doesn’t change course” – meaning if Iran doesn’t put a halt to continuing advances in its nuclear program and get back to the negotiating table.

    But beneath the public pessimism and tough talk are a number of economic and regional political factors that suggest a resumption of diplomacy

    A range of factorsThe alternative serves no oneU.S. actions vs. wordsIran’s “Eastern orientation”

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