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Iran negotiators defend deal at committee hearing

Former and current Iranian negotiators testified before a special parliamentary committee and the Assembly of Experts.
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Former chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and current nuclear negotiator Abbas Araghchi have had a busy two days, testifying before a special parliamentary committee and the Assembly of Experts about the nuclear negotiations and Iran's nuclear program.

Araghchi took the place of chief nuclear negotiator Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is traveling to regional countries, and spoke to the Assembly of Experts on Sept. 2. He said, “Our demands in the nuclear negotiations was respect for our nuclear rights and accepting our country’s rights to move toward research and development, progress and the realization of industrial enrichment and the use of new-generation [centrifuge] machines IR6 and IR8 in order to reach our industrial goals.” Araghchi said they achieved these goals in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

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