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 by AFP Staff Writers Washington (AFP) Jan 27, 2021
The United States will only return to the Iran nuclear deal once Tehran meets its commitments, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday, warning of a long road until verification. On his first full day as the top US diplomat, Blinken confirmed President Joe Biden's willingness to return to the deal trashed by his predecessor but rejected Iranian pressure for the United States to act first. "Iran is out of compliance on a number of fronts. And it would take some time, should it make the decision to do so, for it to come back into compliance and time for us then to assess whether it was meeting its obligations," Blinken told a news conference. "We're not there yet, to say the least." Former president Donald Trump bolted from a 2015 nuclear deal negotiated under former president Barack Obama and instead slapped punishing sanctions. Iran responded by reducing its compliance with the deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), under which it was promised economic relief for major curbs in its contested nuclear program. "President Biden has been very clear in saying that if Iran comes back into full compliance with its obligations under the JCPOA, the United States would do the same thing," Blinken said. But Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has demanded that the United States first come into compliance by ending the Trump sanctions, which include a sweeping effort to end Tehran's key export of oil. Iranian officials fear that the United States -- where Trump's Republican Party, narrowly in the minority in Congress, remains adamantly opposed to the nuclear deal -- will not fulfill sanctions relief even if Tehran goes ahead.
Iran says no intention to expel IAEA inspectors Tehran (AFP) Jan 25, 2021 Iran's foreign ministry on Monday said that Tehran does not intend to expel the UN nuclear watchdog's inspectors, clarifying the implications of a controversial law approved by parliament last month. The law, passed by the conservative dominated legislature despite opposition from a reformist government, mandates Iran to discontinue certain inspections by late February if key conditions are not met, stoking international concerns about a possible expulsion of inspectors. However, foreign ministr ... read more
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