Iran’s top diplomat has repeatedly said that Iran needs actions, not promises, as well as guarantees from the Biden administration that “illegal measures” taken by former US President Donald Trump will not be implemented again in the future.
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has said that Tehran would “immediately” reverse the remedial measures it took following Trump’s withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) as soon as Washington takes “corrective measures.”
Zarif tweeted on Sunday that “a path forward” in this sense would look like “Commit, act, meet”, meaning that the United States, as “the offending side”, should commit to the JCPOA and “effectively fulfill” its obligations under the deal.
“Nothing has changed. Biden claims that Trump’s policy of maximum pressure was maximum failure… But for all practical purposes, they are pursuing the same policy,” Zarif said, adding that the problem is that the US is “addicted” to sanctions, pressure and bullying.
Iran’s nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz in 300 kms 186 (miles) south of capital Tehran, Iran (File)
Zarif has repeatedly stated that it was for the United States to return to the agreement since they abandoned it in the first place, and has also accused the E3 – of failing to meet their duties under the deal.
Tensions increased in the region following the assassination of Iran’s top nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. As a follow-up, Tehran passed a law in late 2020 to increase its uranium enrichment to 20 percent and stop UN inspections of its nuclear sites.
In January, Iran began working on the production of uranium metal, and earlier this week, it reaffirmed its intentions to limit the implementation of the Additional Protocol on the International Atomic Energy Agency’s inspections of its nuclear sites starting Sunday. The ministry stressed that this would only concern additional inspections.
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