Analysis: As indirect nuclear talks resume in Rome, why is Iran distrustful of US
"…As Tehran and Washington head into a second round of indirect talks on Iran's civilian nuclear program, a review of their past diplomatic engagements over the issue offers a sobering reminder of why Iranian officials remain skeptical of American intentions.
Over the past several years, successive US administrations have demonstrated a consistent pattern of pressure, delay, and withdrawal, undermining every serious attempt at diplomacy and eroding the minimal trust that once existed.
This distrust is not rooted in ideology or emotion, but in experience. As Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei recently stated Iran's refusal to engage in direct talks with the United States stems from hard-earned lessons.
"We distrust the other side very much", the Leader told officials on Tuesday, citing years of broken promises and bad faith by the Americans. He also said, back in early February, that negotiations with the US won’t solve any problems.
"The reason? Experience!"
The peak of that "experience" is Washington's unilateral withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal, and its imposition of the draconian and harshest sanctions in history, despite Iran's full compliance…"
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