Professor Jiang
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Araqchi is not a really a decision-maker in this process: he is fulfilling the same function that Zarif did in 2013. The suspicion that many Iranian have stems from Zarif and Rouhani having last time essentially misled parliamentarians (and even Khamenei) on the most fundamental aspects of that deal. In subsequent years, Zarif even tried to deflect criticism from himself once the deal collapsed, and suggest in veiled terms that Khamenei was actually to blame as the final decision-maker.Iran's decision makers are thinking and acting strategically while people on this forum can only see the tactics: bruh hit intel bruh.
Ultimately, Araqchi is from the same political circle as Zarif and Rouhani, and has the same political inclinations towards what he sees as 'pragmatism' and technocracy. Time will tell if Mojtaba, like his father, will rely completely on his negotiatiors' interpretation of the MoU or deal, or unwritten commitments made by negotiators. You'd hope the experience of the last few months will have taught him a thing or two though.
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