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Iran's parliament's economic committee is making an argument that cuts directly against Western diplomatic strategy.
The committee's spokesperson said Sunday that the United States and Europe cannot use sanctions and threats to compel Iran into negotiations from a position of weakness.
The case for sanctions as a tool rests on exactly that mechanism, which makes the statement as much a challenge to method as a declaration of position. The spokesperson's claim is categorical.
Coercion of this kind cannot produce the negotiating dynamic that Washington and European capitals are pursuing.
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