| ID | 157203 |
| Title Proper | Iran’s protests and the fate of the nuclear deal |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Fitzpatrick, Mark |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Opponents of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal have seized on the popular protests engulfing Iranian cities as a new reason for attacking the agreement.1 It is of no relevance to them that the protesters, while angry at not seeing the promised benefits of the deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), are not denouncing it or calling for foreign sanctions against Iran. The logic of the JCPOA’s opponents, rather, seems to be that, because protesters are criticising their government, foreign powers should, in solidarity, similarly attack the Tehran authorities by imposing economic penalties. |
| `In' analytical Note | Survival : the IISS Quarterly Vol. 60, No.1; Feb-Mar 2018: p.69-74 |
| Journal Source | Survival : the IISS Quarterly Vol: 60 No 1 |
| Key Words | Iran ; Nuclear Deal ; Protests |