Opportunities for US-Iran cooperation await nuclear deal
If signed, a nuclear accord might spur better relations between the United States and Iran.
VIENNA — It is premature to talk about the future of relations between the United States and Iran, but if a nuclear deal is able to be reached, there may be other opportunities for potential cooperation, an Iranian diplomat said here July 2.
“Let’s finish this job first and we can talk about other opportunities,” the senior Iranian official, speaking not for attribution, said at a rare background briefing with foreign reporters July 2 in response to a question from Al-Monitor.
“As far as the future of Iran-US relations, I can say it is really premature,” the Iranian official said. “But I can tell you that if we cut a deal on the nuclear issue, there will be opportunities in the future for both Iran and the United States.”
“But for the time being, it is not really useful to be distracted from our main job, which is the work toward resolution of this nuclear issue,” the Iranian official said. “That is what we have been doing. … We are not negotiating about other issues that might be of interest to both the United States and Iran.”
