TEHRAN, Sept 13 (NNN-IRNA) – The United States, in order to rejoin the Iranian nuclear deal, must prove it reliable and show that it abides by the international norms, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Nassar Kanaani said, yesterday.
“The country, which unilaterally withdrew from the agreement signed in 2015, has hindered the achievement of an agreement based on joint interests … has imposed illegal, unilateral and irrational sanctions (on Iran), and has no right to be a claimant and take a creditor’s pose,” Nassar Kanaani told reporters, during his weekly press conference. “The U.S. government needs to take a constructive approach to reaching an agreement.”
In its recent response to the EU’s proposal on restoring the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran has not raised any new issues or “any serious demands” that would hinder the achievement of a possible agreement, Kanaani said, calling the Western parties’ pressures, following Iran’s response as “psychological warfare.”
The recent statement by the European troika of France, Germany and Britain about Iran’s response to an EU nuclear proposal was “wrong” and “untimely,” Kanaani said.
On Saturday, France, Germany and Britain said in a joint statement that, Iran “has chosen not to seize this critical diplomatic opportunity” given by a recent EU-submitted “final set of texts” to rescue the JCPOA, voicing their “serious doubts as to Iran’s intentions and commitment to a successful outcome on the JCPOA.”
“An agreement is a two-way road, and it was expected that the negotiating parties would act constructively in this direction,” Kanaani said.
It is regretful that the European troika, instead of responding positively to the “constructive” actions of Iran, in the course of reaching an agreement and its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has been influenced by a country, which is not a member of any safeguards systems of the IAEA, the Iranian spokesman said, alluding to Israel’s allegations against Iran’s nuclear programme.
Kanaani urged the IAEA to fulfil its duties professionally and avoid the impacts of pressures from third parties, particularly from Israel.– NNN-IRNA
