Here’s The Depressing Reason Why Iran May Have Rejected A Generous Nuclear Deal

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In taking an incremental approach, Iran gets the benefits of a short-term agreement — benefits like sanctions relief and diplomatic good will — while not giving up anything major and at least preserving the long-term option of ramping up its program again.

In that respect, the Geneva interim agreement is actually favorable for Tehran, as Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Washington-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Business Insider.

“Advanced centrifuge research and development, weaponization, ballistic missiles — none of these are prohibited under the JPOA,” Dubowitz said. “They get time to work on what they haven't perfected while freezing the parts of the program they have perfected. They don't pay any price for continuing to run out clock.”
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