Alan Eyre: ‘Things Aren’t Lined up in Either Country,’ Neither Side Is Ready for Serious Negotiations

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EYRE: "Now, neither side really wants to negotiate. I mean, it seems clear to me. It‘s the same feeling I got the first three years of JCPOA negotiations where it was perfunctory, performative. Each side was negotiating more about where to meet for negotiations. And then when you did show up for negotiations, everyone read their little kabuki speeches and nothing really happened. So I think the biggest obstacle is that neither side — you know, it‘s like a slot machine. Everything has to be lined up for the payout. Things aren‘t lined up in either country. Neither side is really ready to engage in serious and sustained negotiations. So even if they get in the same country, get in the same room, my concern is that nothing will come of it."