Iran renews call for sanctions relief as Biden offers nuclear talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif also welcomed Washington's decision to rescind the Trump administration's position on snapback sanctions.
Iran repeated its call for the United States to lift all sanctions, a day after the Biden administration revoked former President Donald Trump's position on so-called snapback sanctions and announced it was willing to sit down with Iran and other parties to the nuclear deal.
“US acknowledged Pompeo's claims re Res. 2231 had no legal validity,” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted Friday. “We agree.”
In September, the Trump administration tried to reinstate international sanctions on Iran by filing a formal complaint with the UN Security Council, accusing Iran of breaching its obligations under the same nuclear deal that Washington withdrew from in 2018.
Critics argued the United States lacked the legal authority to trigger the sanctions under UN Security Council Resolution 2231 because it was no longer a participant in nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
