Security chief: Iran’s main strategy is to render sanctions ineffective

Iran’s top security official says the country’s main strategy is to create mechanisms to neutralize the sanctions it is facing in parallel with efforts to secure a removal of the illegal restrictions.

According to Press TV, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani made the remarks on Wednesday morning at a special meeting with a group of lawmakers on the latest developments in the Vienna talks between Tehran and the other parties to the 2015 Iran deal.

The MPs were also informed of the progress made during the negotiations under the administration of President Ebrahim Raeisi, the existing challenges in Vienna, and the main priorities on the agenda of the Iranian delegation.

During the meeting, Shamkhani stressed the need for a quick resolution of the remaining outstanding issues, over which no consensus has been reached so far.

“The bitter experience of the US’s non-commitment and the European inaction has made it inevitable to meet the requirements for the conclusion of a credible, balanced and lasting agreement,” he added.

“In addition to efforts toward sanctions removal, the country’s major strategy is to focus on creating mechanisms in order to render the sanctions tool ineffective. Fortunately, very good measures have been taken in this regard,” Shamkhani said.

The lawmakers said Iran had managed to get through the crises caused by the oppressive sanctions targeting the economy and people’s livelihood.

They further urged the Iranian negotiating team to continue its endeavors to uphold the nation’s rights stipulated in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

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