Resistance of a country whose eighty percent revenues come from oil exports will not last long or it will cripple itself intentionally. The devastating sanctions imposed by the United Nations, EU and the United States have made Iran to pay a heavy cost for the opposition to international demands to stop its nuclear enrichment program.

The European Union sanctions imposed on Iranian oil, the country's biggest revenue source, will come into effect by July this year. This will reduce some twenty percent of the country's oil export. However, China and Russia are still reluctant to abide by the US and EU calls for further damaging sanctions on Iran's oil and financial sectors.

This, the experts say, will ultimately end in more tightening space against Iranian export and trade activities. Notwithstanding, Iran has strongly denied detrimental economic outcomes produced by international sanctions applied so far.

To escape military interventions, the world countries encouraged Iran to put some steps forward to address concerns on objectives pursued through nuclear program. In a move to comply with world powers' demands, Iran held a meeting with the world six powers - the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council — plus Germany - in Turkey last month to seek new solutions for its controversial nuclear program. The meeting outcomes apparently created the interest to carry on talks. Iran requested to hold next round of talks in neighboring Iraq. The meeting began in Baghdad Wednesday.

The meeting comes at a critical juncture for Iran. EU sanctions are close to hit the country's oil sector. Iranian and foreign analysts have asserted that, in addition to the direct dire economic consequences, EU sanctions on Iranian oil will inflame rage against the regime at home.

The close-to-recession economy has driven Iranian government officials to demonstrate a more flexible approach to the problem. Emerging Signs indicating the change in Iranian attitude towards its long lasting controversial nuclear program is internationally seen as a harbinger to alleviate the country's resistance against the global calls and concerns. One day before the meeting began, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said he would soon sign an agreement with Iran, a sign that Tehran may have agreed to broader inspections of its nuclear facilities.

With this, the world countries hope Iran gets ready for further IAEA inspections to address concerns on its ambiguous Uranium enrichment objectives. However, many things remain undone to push diplomatic efforts forward. A shortcut has never existed for the dilemma and will never emerge through Baghdad Meeting.