IRAN
Reversing Pressure
Iran expressed willingness Thursday to fully comply with the 2015 landmark nuclear deal if both the United States and Europe honor their original commitments, Reuters reported.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) could not be renegotiated but it could be resurrected.
President Donald Trump withdrew the US from the deal in 2018 and reimposed sanctions on Iran. President-elect Joe Biden, meanwhile, has said he will rejoin the deal if Tehran resumes strict compliance with the JPCOA.
Zarif’s announcement follows the approval of a bill by Iran’s Guardian Council that would restrict United Nations inspections of its nuclear sites. The measure would also increase uranium enrichment beyond the limit set under the 2015 deal if sanctions are not eased within two months.
Zarif said that economic sanctions have cost Iranians $250 billion and has made it difficult to buy the drugs and vaccines needed to fight the coronavirus.
He added that the legislation is “not irreversible.”
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