US: Iran must make a decision

The United States of America announced that if the Iran wants a easing of sanctions beyond that of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal – a seemingly reference to the removal of Revolutionary Guards from Washington’s list of foreign terrorist organizations – should address US concerns beyond the agreement.

“We are not negotiating in public, but if Iran wants to lift sanctions beyond the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (CIS), it must respond to our concerns beyond the CIS.”said a State Department spokesman, referring to the 2015 agreement.

“On the contrary, if they do not want to use these talks to resolve other bilateral issues beyond the COSD, then we are convinced that we can very quickly reach an agreement on the COSD and start re-implementing the agreement.”the spokesman added. “Iran must make a decision”.

The U.S. spokesman responded to a senior Iranian official who said earlier today that Iran would not abandon its plans to avenge the assassination of Quds Force commander Qasem Suleimani in 2020, despite “Regular offers” Washington to lift sanctions and provide other concessions in return.

The Quds Force is the foreign spy and paramilitary wing of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that controls allied militias abroad. The Trump administration put the Revolutionary Guards on the State Department’s list of foreign terrorist organizations in 2019, marking the first time Washington has officially designated another state’s army. “terrorist organisation”.

“In the event of a return to the CIS, the United States will maintain and aggressively use our powerful tools to counter Iran’s destabilizing activities and support for terrorism, and especially to confront the Revolutionary Guards.”said the representative of the State Department.