Thursday 1 September 2022
Islamabad (Urdu Point. DW Urdu. September 1, 2022) Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Abdullahian said on Wednesday that his country wanted concrete guarantees from the United States for the restoration of the most important nuclear agreement in exchange for limiting its nuclear program. Is.
Speaking to the media during his visit to Russia, he said, "Iran is closely examining the draft agreement prepared by the European Union... If we want a lasting agreement, other parties must also be firm." A guarantee is required.
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It should be noted that in 2015, a nuclear agreement was signed between Iran and six world powers: Germany, China, France, Great Britain, the United States and Russia.
Under the deal, Iran agreed to limit its nuclear program in exchange for easing sanctions.
But former US President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew the US from it in 2018, after which this agreement ended.
The European Union, which is trying to save the accord, presented a final draft of the agreement in early August, after months of indirect talks between Tehran and Washington in Vienna. Since then, both Iran and the US have proposed several changes to it.
Amir Abdullahian said that Tehran is evaluating Washington's response. Although he did not specify what he meant by "concrete guarantees," Tehran had demanded during lengthy negotiations with Washington that the United States guarantee that any future US president would implement the deal in such a way. Will not unilaterally repeal as Trump did.
White House national security spokesman John Kirby said he was awaiting a formal response from Iran and that the United States had not seen a statement from Amir Abdullahian.
So I don't know what kind of guarantees they're talking about," Kirby told reporters. Looking on and admitting that there is still some distance to go.
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EU chief optimistic about deal
Despite the latest diplomatic standoff, EU foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell says he has received "adequate" responses from both Iran and the US on the draft deal presented by the EU.
I hope that our momentum is not going to slow down in the coming days and that the nuclear deal will be renewed in the next few days, Borrell told reporters after an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Prague. The final agreement for the Iran nuclear negotiations is over, the EU's 'final draft' will be undermined.
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Iran nuclear talks over, EU's 'final draft' under consideration
The draft agreement presented by the European Union calls for limiting Iran's nuclear activities and paving the way for the lifting of US sanctions, as well as allowing Iran's petroleum products to be re-exported to the world market.
Biden talks to Yairlapid on nuclear deal
US President Joe Biden spoke on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lepid on Wednesday to discuss progress on the proposed nuclear deal with Iran.
Lapid previously said he was not fundamentally opposed to a deal with Iran, but now believes the current deal is "bad".
Israel is pushing for a deal that includes stricter monitoring of Iran's nuclear program and curbs on its missile program. This is because Israel considers Iran a threat to its existence.
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The Israeli prime minister's office said in a statement that the two leaders discussed in detail the negotiations on the nuclear deal and their shared commitment to stop Iran's progress towards obtaining nuclear weapons."
