Suzanne Maloney

The Iranian negotiators have made clear that they won’t give something for nothing—they want, and probably need, at least a symbolic reward with respect to sanctions in order to deliver. In the current environment, all sides have an incentive to invest in the process, if only to avoid the appearance that diplomacy has come to a dead end.

The stakes [for the Iran talks] are incredibly high. But the expectations are incredibly low.

[Iran] need[s] to continue to create this image of an international community that is…aligned against the interests of a defenseless Iran.