Ever since President Ebrahim Raisi’s administration assumed power last year, US-Iran relations have circled around talks to resuscitate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). If Tehran fulfils the conditions, a revival of the deal can do away with sanctions and give a rapid boost to its economy. Though Iran had a thriving economy from 1990 till the 2000s, it has been set back by the global penalties imposed to prevent it from becoming a nuclear power. In 2015, the JCPOA provided some relief from sanctions, but then US President Donald Trump walked out of the deal in 2018. But now, as …