"Triggering snapback at this juncture is the right decision. Iran remains far out of compliance with its JCPOA and safeguards obligations and there is no near term prospect of any nuclear deal, especially given that Iran refuses to meet with the U.S." former US National Security Council director for counterproliferation Eric Brewer said.
"It is not a decision to be celebrated. One can catalog the list of policy failures that led us to this place, not least of which is the U.S. withdrawal from the JCPOA. Nor is snapback some panacea that will cause Iranian capitulation," Brewer, also a former deputy national intelligence officer for weapons of mass destruction, wrote on X.
"Indeed, there will likely be a major gap between the sanctions that exist on paper and their implementation by key players in practice," added Brewer, who is currently vice president at the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
"Snapback, should it happen, is more about avoiding loss rather than trying to secure immediate strategic gain. It’s a least worst option."
