Iran: No more political talks with US on nuclear issue
In a press conference on the anniversary of the implementation of the nuclear deal, Iran’s deputy foreign minister announced that Tehran will not enter political negotiations on the deal with the Trump administration.
Deputy Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has stated that Iran will not enter political negotiations on the nuclear deal with US President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.
In a Jan. 15 press conference, Araghchi said, “I, as a member of the nuclear negotiating team, say that the nuclear talks with the US have come to an end, and that we don’t have any more negotiations with the US on the nuclear issue.”
Araghchi, who was speaking on the anniversary of the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), further explained, “It is possible to have negotiations over the issue of the implementation [of the JCPOA] … and their [the United States] not honoring their commitment appropriately. But the political negotiations have ended, and we neither have nor will enter political negotiations with the current US government nor the future government regarding the JCPOA and its future, unless [our] orders [from the Iranian leadership] change. But at present there is no prospect of this.”
In response to a question about the US’ promises about the lifting of sanctions, Araghchi said, “The Americans had waived the ISA [Iran Sanctions Act], and when the Congress extended it they waived it immediately. The US president is committed under the JCPOA to waive the anti-JCPOA laws, and it makes no difference who the president is. At present, the [ISA] law is not enforced.”
