A spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday accused the United States of “procrastinating” indirect talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal and said a prisoner swap with Washington was not linked to the talks. .
Some issues still need to be resolved, but they are very important, Nasser Kanaani told a news conference.
“The Americans are procrastinating and there is inaction on the European sides. America and Europe need a deal more than Iran,” he said.
Kanaani said Tehran wanted a sustainable deal that would preserve its legitimate rights, he said.
“We emphasize that the prisoner exchange with Washington is a separate issue and has nothing to do with the negotiation process to revive the 2015 pact,” he said.
The United States has repeatedly called for the release of several Iranian-Americans held in Iran on security charges. Iran has demanded that several Iranians detained on US sanctions-related charges be released.
Iran sought assurances that no future U.S. president would renege on the deal if it was revived, as Donald Trump did in 2018 when he restored tough sanctions on Iran.
However, President Joe Biden cannot provide such rigid guarantees because the agreement is a political understanding and not a legally binding treaty.
Source: CNN Brasil
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