Robert Malley has coordinated with America’s allies before the agency meeting.
On Wednesday, the United States and its three European allies will formally rebuke Iran with a resolution for not cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency. The new U.S. policies regarding Iran’s behavior on the international stage are being pursued alongside various plans to compel the regime to act appropriately towards its people.
As we previously reported, Robert Malley has spent these days in Paris negotiating with officials from the three European countries. These talks have taken place alongside Iran’s efforts to create a groundwork for dialogue to break out of the diplomatic deadlock.
The conversation between the foreign minister of the current Iranian government and the EU’s foreign policy chief has created slight optimism among diplomats. However, Iran’s promise to invite Rafael Grossi to Tehran, if a rebuking resolution is not issued, has not significantly attracted the Europeans.
The only current path for Iran, in a very constrained space to exit the current crisis, is to win the European Union’s approval to negotiate on behalf of the Iranian regime with the United States to gain their consent so they can sit at the negotiating table.