EA on Monocle 24: No War But US Pressure on Iran Continues

Posted by Scott Lucas | Jun 10, 2019 | 0

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (L) with Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, June 10, 2019

I joined Monocle 24’s Andrew Mueller on Monday to explain how, although the prospect of military confrontation has receded, the US is stepping up “maximum pressure” on Iran through economic punishment.

We consider whether the mediation of countries such as Germany could ease the situation, why Donald Trump will never get a face-to-face summit with the Supreme Leader, and if Iran as well as the US bears responsibility for the tensions that have damaged its economy.

Iran Daily, June 10: Germany’s Mediation Between Tehran and US?

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Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView.He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.

EA on Monocle 24: No War But US Pressure on Iran Continues

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (L) with Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, June 10, 2019

I joined Monocle 24’s Andrew Mueller on Monday to explain how, although the prospect of military confrontation has receded, the US is stepping up “maximum pressure” on Iran through economic punishment.

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