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Ziadeh

Also known as: Ambassador Ziadeh

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United States and Iran on the Brink: What's at Stake? - CSIS csis.org CSIS 11 facts

accountAmbassador Ziadeh notes that Wendy Sherman, a member of the U.S. JCPOA negotiating team, initiated weekly informational sessions with GCC and other Arab ambassadors to update them on the negotiations.

accountAmbassador Ziadeh recounts that Gulf states were excluded from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) negotiations, which were conducted as a secret process.

claimAmbassador Ziadeh observes that the deployment of a large US military armada, including naval vessels and attack planes, into the region creates a momentum of its own that is difficult to stop.

claimAmbassador Ziadeh cites the recent visit of Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad of Bahrain to Qatar and the Emir of Qatar's visit to Abu Dhabi to meet with Mohammed bin Zayed as evidence of high regional anxiety.

claimAmbassador Ziadeh asserts that Iran has not conducted nuclear enrichment for seven to eight months because they currently lack the capacity to do so.

perspectiveAmbassador Ziadeh questions the clarity of United States objectives regarding Iran, noting that a military strategy cannot simply be a 'replay of last time' because many Iranian nuclear facilities have already been destroyed to an extent.

claimAmbassador Ziadeh identifies Oman as having a consistent role in facilitating communication with Iran, noting that Omani Foreign Minister Al Busaidi has been active in Geneva.

perspectiveAmbassador Ziadeh believes that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will attempt to lower tensions between themselves due to concerns about regional instability and the need for cooperation on defense mechanisms.

accountAmbassador Ziadeh recalls that while working at the U.S. State Department in charge of the Arabian Peninsula, she received complaints from Washington-based ambassadors regarding the exclusion of Gulf states from the JCPOA process.

claimAmbassador Ziadeh observes that GCC leaders are actively working to reduce regional tensions and address the Emirati-Saudi rift, which they perceive as a source of instability.

claimAmbassador Ziadeh states that Gulf states were furious upon discovering they had been excluded from the 2015 JCPOA negotiations.