Rounds of talk between US and Iranian officials have reportedly been held in Vienna this year with positive vibes for salvaging the Iranian nuclear deal signed in 2015 but ironically revoke by the former US President Trump in 2018. The incumbent US President Joe Biden however, has shown explicit inclination to restore the nuclear deal after making it ‘stronger and lasting’. His quest to make the Middle East Nuclear Free Zone and also stop Iran from enriching uranium to the weapon grade level lies at the heart of his strategic vision. The diplomatic circles believe that the underway indirect negotiations between the US and Iranian officials may succeed in restoring the nuclear deal because the political leadership of Washington and Tehran have been genuinely pushing it for the shared outcome. The probable success of the ongoing negotiations may certainly be preceded by lifting of sanctions on Iran by the US and others enabling the country to engage with the international community for the promotion of its trade, export of oil including undertaking financial transactions to boost its economy that had suffered badly due to the crippling sanctions imposed by former president Trump. The lifting of sanctions may also qualify Tehran to have access to the frozen assets worth hundred billions of dollars–enough to give jump start to the feeble economy.
Such a cherished and long awaited development may surely have direct salutary impact on Pakistan’s economy paving…
