Iran’s nuclear statement: US response is ‘constructive’ – WORLD

Iran’s nuclear statement: a response to the US “constructive”Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kenani said his country’s response to the nuclear talks was constructive, transparent and legitimate. “If there is mutual political will, this could pave the way for the completion of negotiations and reaching an agreement in a very short time,” Kenani said.Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kenani said his country’s response to the nuclear talks is constructive, transparent and legitimate, and said, “If there is mutual political will, this could pave the way for the conclusion of negotiations and reaching an agreement in a very short time frame.” a short time.”Kenani assessed the agenda at a press conference he held at a ministry building in Tehran.Expressing that the complete lifting of sanctions is one of the main goals of the negotiations between Iran and the signatories of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCEP), Kenani said; Expressing that Iran’s response to the talks coordinator and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, was constructive, transparent and legitimate, “if there is mutual political will, this could pave the way for the completion of negotiations and reaching an agreement.” in a very short time.” he said.“The most important issue is the issue of guarantees”Expressing that they are waiting for a response from the US, Kenani noted that the response to the other side was made with two main goals in terms of content, and that the most important issue they wanted to discuss during the negotiations was the issue of guarantees. Stressing that the most important issue they want is to discuss safeguards, Kenani said: “If the safeguards system is not credible, we may face unpleasant developments related to the agreement at any time. In the previous phase, we witnessed this event with the US withdrawal from the agreement.” Kenani said that the issue of safeguards has two aspects, on the one hand, the guarantee of the lifting of sanctions so that Iran can fully enjoy the economic benefits of CEPA, on the other hand, the nuclear issue and the International Atomic Energy Agency. (IAEA) “The political behavior and Iranian spokesman also said that if negotiations are completed and sanctions are lifted, Iran could become a supplier of a significant part of Europe’s needs, especially energy resources.“No one has the right to threaten the shipping lanes”Referring to the issue between US ships and the Iranian destroyer, Kenani said, “No country has the right to threaten shipping lanes in open waters and threaten the safe passage of ships.” used phrases.This was stated by Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kenani.“The provocative and unprincipled action of the American spy ships was linked to the Iranian ships, and in this context, Iran removed the threat and left the ships in the safe zone. We reject any US allegations regarding Iran’s actions. The US government should try not to threaten traffic routes in international waters. He added that he would take part.Sanctions resumed in 2018In 2015, an agreement was signed between Iran and the permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC), the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France, as well as Germany (5 + 1), which regulated and controlled Tehran’s nuclear activities. in exchange for the lifting of sanctions. Under former President Donald Trump, when he unilaterally withdrew from the agreement in 2018 and began re-imposing sanctions on Iran, Tehran also gradually waived its obligations under the agreement and took a number of steps, including the re-enrichment of highly active uranium. Negotiations, which have been held in Vienna under the coordination of the European Union (EU) since April 2021, ended on August 8, and after the presentation of the draft text of the EU agreement, which took over the facilitator of the negotiations, the parties gave more positive signs in terms of reaching a final agreement on compared with previous months. The EU-represented Foreign Office and the Nuclear Negotiations He conveyed his views on the draft agreement, which was adopted as the final roadmap for the future, to the EU on 15 August and said he was awaiting a US response in response to their response to the draft text. they responded to Iran’s opinion through the EU regarding the text. However, the ministry did not provide any details about the content of the US response. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kenani, in a written statement dated September 2, said that the US response to the text of the draft agreement was considered by Tehran at various levels and the response was sent to the negotiation coordinator. Vedant Patel, deputy spokesman for the US State Department, also said in a written statement on the matter: “We can confirm that we have received Iran’s response. answer, but, unfortunately, this is not constructive. appreciated.