Iran's 'neighborly policy' not tied to JCPOA, US permission: Kan'ani

Iran’s foreign ministry says the country’s “neighborly policy” is not tied to the revival of the 2015 nuclear agreement or permission from the United States, in response to statements made by US officials.

According to Press TV, in a Twitter post on Friday, he blasted Washington for attempting to create a “false dichotomy” between the nuclear deal, officially known as the joint comprehensive plan of action JCPOA), and Iran’s “good ties” with its neighbors, including Russia.

The spokesman said it “does not hide the fact that indecision of the unfaithful US is the main hurdle for a deal,” referring to the ongoing talks to revive the landmark accord.

Iran and the US concluded two days of indirect talks, mediated by the European Union, in the Qatari capital of Doha, late last month in an attempt to break the stalemate in reviving the JCPOA.

At the end of the talks, Iran and the EU said they would keep in touch “about the continuation of the route and the next stage of the talks.”

The talks in Doha followed seven rounds of negotiations in the Austrian capital of Vienna between Iran and the five remaining parties to the JCPOA since April last year.

Tehran says it seeks a "strong and long-lasting" agreement that also provides guarantees that Iran could use all the economic benefits of the deal.

“Our demand is not excessive and we are on the path of acquiring the guarantees. The US should commit that the Islamic Republic of Iran will receive all the benefits of the 2015 deal,” Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in early July in a joint press conference with Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.

“This is what the American side has failed to give assurances about its realization.”

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