Even without a new deal on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the move is possible. The White House's reasons are that high gas prices may hurt the Democrats'' chances in the November congressional election, Russian Daily "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" writes.
Until recently, there was no talk about unilateral concessions.
Washington and Tehran both insisted that the other party should take the first step before any new full-fledged agreement could be considered, NG reported.
"The reason why the White House may change its position is because the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has sent oil prices soaring, along with gas prices, too. However, with more than three months into the conflict, no new deal has been made on the JCPOA but West needs an alternative source of oil," the article says.
"Although much has changed since February 24 and the number of sanctions introduced against Russia has passed that of the restrictions imposed on Iran, no new deal has been made yet, while its text is 95% ready. The talks have been put on hold but a deal is highly likely to be reached in the end," Senior Fellow at the Russian Academy of Sciences'' Institute of Oriental Studies Vladimir Sazhin noted.
"Still, even without a deal on the JCPOA, the United States may reduce its sanctions pressure. In particular, Iran's' assets in South Korea and Iraq have already been unfrozen with Washington's' consent," the expert added.
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