FM: US seriousness could lead to JCPOA revival
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the 2015 nuclear deal can be revived and its parties will return to full compliance with their commitments if the US administration shows seriousness.
According to Press TV, he made the remarks in a meeting with a number of American experts, ambassadors and retired politicians in New York on Saturday on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
He said Iran's policy is to return to the nuclear deal -- formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) -- as an international agreement, however, the US administration is "playing with time."
"If the US administration is serious, the [nuclear revival] negotiations can be concluded in a short time and then all the parties will return to the JCPOA and their full commitments," the top diplomat emphasized.
The FM further criticized the US administration for pursuing a contradictory approach to Tehran with "fundamental" differences in what the White House practices and what it preaches.
However, the Iranian administration and nation pay heed to the US attitude and not its words, Amir-Abdollahian said.
He slammed the Biden administration's continuation of the sanctions policy against Iran, saying, "Even simultaneous with the implementation of the recent agreement [with Tehran] on exchange of prisoners, the US administration carried out unconstructive sanctions measures and proved that it is not willing to correct its past wrong and ineffective behavior."
The White House has always made a miscalculation in dealing with Tehran, including its support for last year's riots in Iran, he added.
Amir-Abdollahian emphasized that Iran has always sought to reduce tensions in the region and across the world.
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