(MENAFN- trend news agency) baku, azerbaijan, june 26. iran will continue
indirect negotiations with the us on its nuclear program until a
favorable outcome is reached, spokesman of iranian ministry of
foreign affairs, nasser kanaani said at a press conference in
tehran, trend reports.
the spokesman emphasized that iran is in favor of holding
discussions on the nuclear program, and the continuation and
conclusion of these discussions depends on the other side,
especially the us government.
kanaani added that the iranian side used and continues to use
the goodwill and interest of regional parties, including oman, for
discussions with the us side.
"the iranian side does not confirm the news published in the
media about the unwritten agreement between iran and the us. the
statement of the media on the discussions on the lifting of
sanctions between iran and the us is not confirmed by iran, and no
official statement is made about it," he said.
reportedly, iran and the us have recently conducted indirect
discussions various issues, including prisoner exchange, iran's
nuclear program, and other issues through the mediation of
oman.
in january 2016, jcpoa was launched between iran and the p5+1
group (us, russia, china, uk, france, and germany) in connection
with iran's nuclear program. in may 2018, the us announced its
withdrawal from the deal and imposed sanctions on iran in november
of the same year. to preserve the agreements reached as part of the
jcpoa, the european signatories of the deal started in january 2019
that a financial mechanism for maintaining trade with iran called
instex was formed.
on may 8, 2019, iran announced that it had ceased fulfilling its
commitments regarding the sale of over 300 kilograms of uranium, as
stated in the deal, basing its decision on the other signatories
that have not fulfilled their obligations. on july 7, iran
announced that it will not be fulfilling its commitments regarding
the enrichment of uranium at 3.67 percent and the reconstruction of
the arak heavy water reactor facility as stated in the deal.
iran announced that it will enrich uranium using next-generation
centrifuges and will not mix it with the enriched uranium residues
as part of the third step of reducing commitments in jcpoa on
sept.5. on nov. 5, 2019, iran announced that it took the fourth
step in connection with reducing its commitments to the nuclear
agreement. so, uranium gas is being pumped to the centrifuges at
the fordow fuel enrichment plant.
on jan.2020, iran took the last fifth step in reducing the
number of its commitments within jcpoa.
on may 8, 2018, the us announced its withdrawal from the joint
comprehensive plan of action (jcpoa) between iran and the 5+1 group
(russia, china, the uk, france, the us, and germany), and imposed
new sanctions against iran as of november 2018.
over the past period, the sanctions affected iranian oil
exports, more than 700 banks, companies, and individuals. the
sanctions have resulted in the freezing of iranian assets
abroad.
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