TEHRAN, Jun 10 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran has denied a media claim of it “nearing an interim nuclear deal” with the United States, saying, such a deal neither exists nor is on the agenda.
Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations, on Thursday, responded in a statement, to a report by the London-based online news outlet, Middle East Eye, that claimed Tehran and Washington were close to achieving an interim deal, under which Tehran would curb its nuclear programme in return for sanctions relief.
“An interim deal to replace the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), neither exists nor is on the agenda,” said the Iranian mission.
A spokesperson for the White House National Security Council also denied the report, saying it is “false and misleading.”
Iran signed the JCPOA with world powers in Jul, 2015, agreeing to put some curbs on its nuclear programme, in return for the removal of the sanctions on the country. The United States, however, pulled out of the deal in May, 2018, and reimposed its unilateral sanctions on Tehran, prompting the latter to reduce some of its nuclear commitments under the deal.
The talks on the JCPOA’s revival began in Apr, 2021, in Vienna, Austria. No breakthrough has been achieved after the latest round of talks in Aug, 2022.– NNN-TASNIM
