Why the West must ditch the JCPOA and instead focus on its critical diplomatic objectives

Negotiations to restore the Iran nuclear deal have reached a complete standstill. 

After fifteen months of diplomatic back and forth, Iran is refusing to sign on to any agreement that does not also include the delisting of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organisation.

Meanwhile, Iran is exploiting this stolen time to creep ever closer to developing a nuclear weapons capability, which would make any future deal toothless.

Germany, France, the United K…