Iran on reviving nuclear deal: “The ball is now in Washington’s court”

The Iran announced today that its revival nuclear agreement of 2015 with international powers depends on Washington amid expectations for the resumption of talks to rescue the deal shortly after the visit of European Union foreign minister Josep Borrell to the Islamic Republic.

«The ball is now in the court of Washington“, Said the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Said Hatibzadeh, during a weekly press conference that was broadcast on television.

As Borrell said on SaturdayIran and the EU have agreed to start again “In the coming days” talks on Iran’s nuclear program with the United States, which have reached a dead end.

“The coming days mean the coming days. I mean fast, right away. “So we will remove this impasse and stop this escalation,” Borrell said, with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdolahian by his side.

Following the diplomats’ meeting, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi told state television that Iran would continue negotiations, while insisting on its key demands.

“Sanctions must be lifted” underlined Rice.

Iran has long called on Washington to lift some sanctions to show that it is committed to reaching a compromise on efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal.

Borrell traveled to Tehran in a bid to revive talks to salvage the 2015 Iran nuclear deal between Tehran and other signatories – China, Germany, France, Britain, Russia and the United States – which have stalled. from March.

The Iran and the USA participate indirectly through intermediaries in conversations in Vienna.

A major obstacle to the talks is said to be the status of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran, which the United States has long described as a terrorist organization.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently warned that Iran was just a few weeks away from producing the materials needed for a nuclear bomb.

Tehran has repeatedly stated that it intends to use nuclear technology only for peaceful purposes.

The deal would significantly reduce Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for lifting sanctions on the Iranian economy. Former US President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the agreement in 2018 and imposed new sanctions on Iran.

Qatar will host indirect talks between Tehran and the United States

Qatar will host indirect talks between Iran and the United States on the revival of Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with international forces, a spokesman for the Iranian nuclear delegation said today.

«Iran chose Qatar (to host them) because it is our friendly country“, Said Mohamed Maradi in the semi-official news agency ISNA.

European Union Foreign Minister Josep Borrell also visited the Islamic Republic on Saturday and said Iran and the EU had agreed to resume talks “in the coming days” on the Iranian issue. nuclear program with the USA.

Borrell traveled to Tehran in a bid to revive talks to rescue the 2015 Iran nuclear deal between Tehran and other signatories – China, Germany, France, Britain, Russia and the United States – which have stalled. from March.

Tehran says Saudi Arabia wants to resume diplomatic talks with it

Saudi Arabia wants to resume diplomatic talks with Tehran, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said in a news conference today, a day after the Iraqi prime minister called for a resumption of talks between the two rivals.

Iran and Saudi Arabia, the dominant Shiite and Sunni Muslim forces in the Middle East respectively, broke up in 2016 with both sides backing their allies waging proxy wars in the region – from Yemen to Syria and elsewhere.

The fifth round of talks between regional rivals took place in April.