Whether the talks between the “P5 + 1” (the United Nations Security Council’s five permanent members and Germany) and Iran, which concluded in Istanbul on April 14 and are due to resume in Baghdad on May 23, have any chance of succeeding remains highly uncertain. The smart money is most likely being wagered on failure.
&nbsp;“P5+1”（联合国安理会五大常任理事国和德国）和伊朗于4月14日在伊斯坦布尔举行、并将于5月23日在巴格达再次进行的谈判能否取得任何成果还远未可知。明智的赌徒都会把注投给失败。但不抱希望者需要明白一个关于此类谈判的基本道理（尽管这一道理有时会难以理解）：它们本来就带着两个目的。