According to the United States, Iran has made new demands on recent talks to revive the international nuclear agreement. US special envoy to Iran, Robert Malley, told National Public Radio on Tuesday that these are things outsiders would also consider irrelevant to the nuclear issue.
Among the demands are also demands that the US and Europeans have ruled out as problems. Iran must decide whether it is ready to return to the terms of the deal. Like its US partners, his administration is concerned about Iran’s progress on enrichment. Most recently, the US-Iran indirect talks had ended without breaking through. According to information from American circles, the chance of an agreement even decreased.
Tehran denies nuclear weapons plans
French President Emmanuel Macron called again on Tuesday to defend the agreement. The treaty agreed in 2015 is intended to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. The government in Tehran denies having such plans. The United States unilaterally withdrew from the agreement under its then-President Donald Trump in 2018 and re-imposed sanctions on Iran. As a result, Iran no longer met all the conditions.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported in May that Iran had massively increased its stockpiles of enriched uranium. This could indicate the country is making progress on covert nuclear projects, it said. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi expressed concern that there were difficulties in clarifying unresolved questions about Iran’s nuclear program.
Source: Krone
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