The Wall Street Journal reported that the Islamic Republic is seeking to ease economic pressures and regain access to its frozen financial assets in negotiations with the United States, without being willing to make any serious concessions regarding its nuclear program.
According to the report, which cites Iranian officials and Arab mediators, Tehran is trying to find a way to unfreeze tens of billions of dollars in blocked assets and return to the global oil market while maintaining the bulk of its nuclear activities.
The report adds that officials of the Islamic Republic are concerned that any broad nuclear concessions would be framed by Donald Trump as a political victory in the United States, an issue that, according to Wall Street Journal sources, has cast a shadow over the negotiation process.
