Global geopolitical Series: Pompeo lays out concessions and conditions for new agreement with Iran

In his first major foreign policy address after moving from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to the State Department, the U.S. Secretary of the State Pompeo unveiled a series of concession to Iran if the latter agrees to a new nuclear agreement with the United States as a partner.

Speaking at the Heritage Foundation think tank in Washington He said if a satisfactory agreement with the Trump administration can be reached the United States is willing to remove all economic sanctions on Iran. He added that the United States would restore full diplomatic and commercial ties (currently it has none) with Iran allowing the country access to advanced technology. He indicated that such an agreement could even be ratified by Congress to make it more permanent. The United States would even support the modernization of Iran’s economy and help it reintegrate into the global financial system.

However, he laid 12 conditions that Iran must fulfill to secure an agreement with the United States,

• Iran must declare to the IAEA a full account of the prior military dimensions of its nuclear program, and permanently and verifiably abandon such work in perpetuity.
• Iran must stop enrichment and never pursue plutonium reprocessing. This includes closing its heavy water reactor.
• Iran must also provide the IAEA with unqualified access to all sites throughout the entire country.
• Iran must end its proliferation of ballistic missiles and halt further launching or development of nuclear-capable missile systems.
• Release all U.S. citizens, as well as citizens of our partners and allies, each of them detained on spurious charges.
• Must end support to the Middle East terrorist groups, including Lebanese Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
• Respect the sovereignty of the Iraqi Government and permit the disarming, demobilization, and reintegration of Shia militias.
• End its military support for the Houthi militia and work towards a peaceful political settlement in Yemen.
• Withdraw all forces under Iranian command throughout the entirety of Syria.
• Must end support for the Taliban and other terrorists in Afghanistan and the region, and cease harboring senior al-Qaida leaders.
• Must end the IRG Quds Force’s support for terrorists and militant partners around the world.
• Iran must end its threatening behavior against its neighbors – many of whom are U.S. allies. This certainly includes its threats to destroy Israel, and its firing of missiles into Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. It also includes threats to international shipping and destructive – and destructive cyber attacks.

As of now, Iran has shown no interest in making an agreement with the United States. It is currently working to salvage the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) with other partners; the EU, the UK, Germany, France, Russia, and China.