Pak Sahafat – The Economist weekly wrote in an analysis of the prisoner exchange agreement between Iran and the United States that currently the Islamic Republic has the upper hand and this “stunning” diplomatic move can reduce tensions.
According to Pak Sahafat News Agency, the Economist wrote in an analysis of yesterday’s exchange of prisoners between Iran and the United States at the same time as Ayatollah Raisi’s visit to New York: This agreement can reduce Tehran’s tension with other countries. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has just arrived in New York to address the General Assembly. A possible dialogue program between Iran and Saudi Arabia and five other member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is also planned on the sidelines of the General Assembly.
According to this media, it is said that Raisi will also give a speech at the think tank of the Council on Foreign Relations when he is in New York.
In an interview with the Economist, one of the mediators has claimed that Iranian officials and their American counterparts will also negotiate during the President’s visit and Iran’s enrichment program, the export of Iranian combat drones to Russia, and Iran’s threat against the Kurdish government based in northern Iraq.
The Economist continued: Although few observers believe that these actions are a step towards a broader agreement to revive the JCPOA, however, yesterday’s agreement is considered a significant diplomatic offense by the presidential government.
In recent months, the Iranian government has resumed diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia, started talks to join BRICS, and finally became a member of the Shanghai Organization.
Even Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel and the most serious critic of Iran, has stopped his criticisms and seems to fear that his criticisms may increase the tension with the Biden government and destroy the hope of establishing diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia.
Quoting one of the mediators, this publication claimed that Qatar has compensated the loss caused by not paying several hundred million dollars of interest to Iran’s deposit in South Korea in order to make the agreement more attractive.
However, the economist admitted: Iran’s government currently has the upper hand.