Nuclear Agreement Within Reach If U.S. Side“Realistic”: Iran's FM

TEHRAN, Apr 5 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, yesterday urged the U.S. to be“realistic,” to help reach an agreement in the Vienna talks, aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

The Iranian diplomat said in a tweet that,“the excessive demands” of the United States could lead to a pause in the Vienna negotiation, as Iran will“never give in” to such demands.

Amir-Abdollahian also pointed out that“an agreement can be reached if the United States is realistic.” Earlier in the day, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh, said that, the United States should be responsible for protraction in the Vienna talks.

Iran signed the JCPOA with the world powers in July 2015. However, former U.S. President, Donald Trump, pulled the United States out of the agreement in May, 2018, and reimposed unilateral sanctions on Tehran, prompting the Islamic republic to scale back some of its nuclear commitments under the agreement, in retaliation.

Since Apr, 2021, eight rounds of talks have been held in Vienna between Iran and the remaining JCPOA parties, namely China, Russia, Britain, France, plus Germany, to revive the deal.

Over the past weeks, reports from Vienna suggested that the negotiators were“close” to an agreement, with few key issues remaining, which required“political decisions” of the parties.– NNN-IRNA

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