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Iran Media Warn Against Optimism in Wake of Deal

(Washington Institute for Near East Policy) Mehdi Khalaji - Kayhan newspaper, whose editor is appointed by Khamenei, warned on July 14: "It would be super-optimistic and even naive to think that the deal is the end of the nuclear challenge." And in an editorial titled "Deja Vu Agreements for Our Nation," the paper emphasized America's longstanding untrustworthiness. Moreover, the agreement would not drastically change Iran's economic situation: "The deal would certainly decrease the price of oil, and unfortunately for now oil exports are the main pillar of our economy....The gradual sanctions relief over the next year would include at most 13% of all sanctions...[and] foreign investors might wait six months to see if the suspension of sanctions will be prolonged or not....The third dimension is the hidden U.S. pressure on some companies to prevent them from investing in Iran. The fourth dimension is the problem of banking transactions....The U.S. Congress is unlikely to approve the deal, so it would put the whole agreement in the darkness of ambiguity to the extent that it would become nonbinding for the United States, and the next president could even walk away from it." Accordingly, the editorial asked the government to control the false "excitement" and criticized those who might change their views on the U.S. after the deal: "Our people are followers of Imam [Khamenei], who said 'Be careful about the enemy even after the deal and peace.'"
2015-07-17 00:00:00
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