Leading Iranian newspaper the Kayhan Daily – known for supporting the Supreme leader’s views – has warned of excessive optimism over the Geneva nuclear deal.
In an editorial on November 28, the paper writes: “The interim six-month agreement in Geneva, with all its importance, is merely one stop for us on a journey
and nothing more.”
“This negotiation is part of the larger puzzle in our confrontation with the great powers. It is part of a war front and not a market to make deals.”
Kayhan criticised those inside the regime who said the agreement heralded better relations with the west, adding: “We should not go to sleep or allow the enemy and its agents to put people to sleep, saying ‘We’ve had some misunderstandings with the West but it is over and now it is time for reconciliation, and that the taboo of negotiating with US and the resistance front has crumbled!’ They should not think we are now over our dilemma and are on a honeymoon.”
Kayhan’s article is also an example of reciprocal attacks by the regime’s two main factions that have intensified since the Geneva nuclear deal.