Unexpected Turn in Iran Talks: A UN Inspector Takes Hard Line, Biden Sees Eye-to-Eye With Russia

Republicans opposing renewal of the 2015 deal are warning that Russia is set to make billions of dollars from a carve out in sanctions, which would allow it to do business with Iran.

The head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, left, with Iran's foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, at Tehran March 5, 2022. AP, file

President Biden’s negotiations with Iran over a deal on the A-bomb are taking an unexpected turn. It’s emerging that, despite a raft of sanctions, Russia stands to make a mint off of a renewed Iran deal. The one voice of skepticism turns out to be the international body whose job is to verify Tehran’s nuclear compliance. 

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