TEHRAN, May 8 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s foreign minister said on Friday, the “wrong maximum pressure policy” of the U.S. is to blame for the status quo on the revival of a 2015 nuclear pact.
Making the remarks in a phone conversation with UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian slammed the approval of a recent non-binding motion in the U.S. Senate, that seeks to bar the administration of President Joe Biden, from possibly removing the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps’ terrorist designation, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
The Iranian top diplomat said, Iran and the U.S. continue to exchange messages indirectly through the European Union, over the revival of the nuclear deal.
Amir-Abdollahian stressed that, the U.S. must make a “realistic” and “brave” decision to compensate for its “wrong” approach in the past, to reach a lasting, strong and fair deal.
Describing Iran’s initiatives in the Vienna talks as important, Guterres hoped the negotiations would continue until a “favourable” agreement was reached.
Iran insists on obtaining guarantees that the succeeding U.S. administrations would not drop the deal again, and calls for lifting the sanctions in a verifiable manner.– NNN-IRNA
