Valdai Club

On July 14, 2016, there will be a year since Iran and six world powers have reached an agreement on the settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue.

This event was rightly regarded as the biggest international achievement. It will not only strengthen the nuclear non-proliferation regime, whose poor condition is already a standing joke, but also set a precedent to remove extremely harsh sanctions. Before such restrictive measures, once introduced, ended with wars, invasions and regime changes. Iran managed to break this fatal chain.

However, after one year the swords are still crossed around the Iranian deal, especially since Iran is in the heart of one of the most acute and dangerous international conflicts – the Syrian war. And this conflict, being not local, turned into a clash of interests of everyone – from great powers to the small regional players.

In the framework of the joint Kommersant and The Washington Times US-Russia Crosstalk project, which is supported by the Valdai Discussion Club and the Washington-based Center for the National Interest, our authors sum up the year after the Iranian deal. However, even more interesting it could be the return to this issue after one year more - then it will become clear whether the new US president plans to defend the deal as actively as he who is leaving the White House.

Fyodor Lukyanov, Research Director of the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club.

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