By M.A. Saki

Ex-assistant secretary of state proposes ‘a return to private negotiation’ to revive JCPOA

TEHRAN - Thomas Countryman, a top arms control official in the Obama administration, suggests “a return to private negotiation” between Iran and the United States for a revitalization of the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).