Iran nuclear deal: US blames Tehran's sanctions demands for lack of agreement
Iran nuclear deal: US blames Tehran's sanctions demands for lack of agreement
A US statement to the UN atomic watchdog's Board of Governors said that 'Iran would need to drop demands for sanctions lifting that clearly go beyond' the nuclear deal.
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The US's pointed the finger at Iran in a statement to a meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog's Board of Governors [HANS PUNZ/APA/AFP/Getty-file photo]
The United States on Tuesday blamed Iran for both sides' failure so far to reach an agreement on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying Iran's demands on sanctions-lifting were preventing progress.
"What we need is a willing partner in Iran. In particular, Iran would need to drop demands for sanctions lifting that clearly go beyond the JCPOA and that are now preventing us from concluding a deal," a US statement to a meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog's Board of Governors said, referring to the 2015 deal by an acronym for its official name, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
The United States pulled out of the deal in under then-President Donald Trump in 2018.
Iran started breaching the deal's terms the following year.
Vienna talks aimed at securing a return to the agreement began over a year ago.
(Reuters, The New Arab)
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