Iran’s president Ebrahim Raeisi, in his first address to the UNGA, says the US efforts to impose hegemony on other countries have “failed miserably. He referred to 2 incidents that represented how the US is on a downward spiral. In this edition of the Spotlight, we will look at what these 2 incidents that he was referring to are, and how Raisi’s mistrust of the US and US failure of lifting the sanctions will affect the future of the talks.