Western proposal not worth halting 20% enrichment process

Easing some minor sanctions proposed to Iran by P5+1 is not strong enough to convince Iran to stop 20% uranium enrichment process.
Evidence shows that Western countriesespecially the US have viewed Almaty round of talks as starting point of a new process. The most important factor which makes Almaty a starting point is their recognition of Iran’s concerns over sanctions, and that they have decided to ease sanctions. In return, they have demanded that Iran prove its peaceful nuclear program’s as it claims.

Reuters’ report by Justyna Pawlak and Fredrik Dahl in February 25, from Almaty and has quoted Western sources as saying that Western proposal was an attempt to ease some part of sanctions which had been implemented recently.

Meanwhile ‘Almonitor’ website has reported that western powers has proposed easing sanctions on gold, petrochemical products, and some other minor sanctions on banking, and in return their demands are the same as those presented in Baghdad round of talks, namely, stopping 20% uranium enrichment process, shutting down Fordow facilities, and transferring the 20% enriched uranium out of the country. If this is true, it would be very unpleasant, and would pose limited motivation for Iran to stop enrichment, unless the Western side reviews its proposals, because Iranians’ collective will is not to abandon an important subject as ‘20% enrichment’ in return for easing of minor sanctions.

Two important points are significant in this report and other reports by Western sources. First, P5+1 have revised its proposal of Baghdad round of talks which was quite unbalanced, and had demanded ‘stopping 20% enrichment’, because Iran would not accept such a lopsided proposal, a key issue in exchange for partial removal of sanctions. This is indicating that resistance strategy by Iran has worked and US has seen that they could not reach an outcome with a proposal similar to that of Baghdad.

The second point and more important is that what would West demands in return for its proposal? Here comes the principle of ‘fair trade’ in negotiation, and proposal weight by both sides. Even if proposal by the western powers is worth considering, their demands for their offer is excessive, and therefore no chance for success in Almaty round of talks. This was the most important issue which brought the failure to Baghdad round of talks.