The Iranian regime is once again proving that it cannot be trusted to act in good faith. Even as the U.S. Treasury Department issued a 60-day sanctions waiver—effectively dismantling key pillars of the embargo to allow Iran to sell oil and petrochemicals in U.S. dollars—Tehran is already signaling defiance.
While Vice-President JD Vance and President Trump have worked to establish a roadmap for peace, including the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the return of IAEA nuclear inspectors, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baqai explicitly stated that Tehran has made 'no new commitments' regarding the oversight of its nuclear program.
This comes after President Trump rightly warned the regime that the U.S. would not hesitate to use force if Iran fails to behave.
The current administration is attempting to leverage economic relief to secure regional stability and prevent nuclear proliferation, yet the mullahs in Tehran continue to hide behind their own domestic parliamentary procedures to avoid transparency.
As the world watches to see if this 60-day window yields results, one thing remains clear: the Iranian leadership remains committed to its own survival over international norms, and any 'deal' is only as good as the regime's willingness to honor it—which, historically, is not at all.
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