US Withdrawal From the JCPOA and Anti-Iranian Sanctions: Pros and Cons

... and operating within the USD financial system. The choice for major companies is obvious. Moreover, it is still early days for INSTEX, an alternative settlement system with Iran created by the EU, so it is unlikely to change anything for Iran in the near ... ... opportunities to use it for achieving diplomatic goals. Second, the breakdown of the JCPOA undermines non-proliferation efforts. North Korea is a case in point proving that while failing to remove sanctions, possessing nuclear weapons provides some leverage ...