Iran’s nuclear negotiating team lacks an economic expert, even though sanctions have inflicted major damage on the country’s economy, the Iranian economic daily Donyaye Eghtesad reported on Saturday.
"There is no report of any economic expert being part of Iran’s negotiating team against Witkoff," the daily said. "This comes despite the fact that the most serious harm during the sanctions period has been economic."
While Iranian officials have occasionally spoken about the economy and foreign investment opportunities, "there is no information suggesting even one economic advisor or sanctions specialist is part of the delegation," it added.
Deputy Foreign Ministers Majid Takht-Ravanchi and Kazem Gharibabadi are leading Iran’s technical delegation in the expert-level talks with the United States. The delegation also includes Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei, BRICS affairs director Kamal Dehghani, and nuclear deal expert Behzad Saberi among others, according to Donyaye Eghtesad.
