Iran wants guarantee that US won't quit nuclear deal again
The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said that President Joe Biden must be prepared to give assurances that future administrations won't abandon a revived nuclear deal.
Efforts to salvage the landmark nuclear agreement won't succeed unless the United States provides guarantees that it won’t renege on the deal, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said on Wednesday.
“The US President, lacking authority, is not ready to give guarantees. If the current status quo continues, the result of negotiations is clear,” Ali Shamkhani said in a tweet.
Shamkhani’s tweet comes after Iran’s top nuclear negotiator said last week that multilateral talks over the nuclear deal would resume in November. Iran and six world powers began talks in April aimed at reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which offered Iran sanctions relief in exchange for constraints on its nuclear program.
The last round of talks ended in June after the election of hard-line Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. Until recently, Tehran had refused to say when — or if — it was prepared to return to Vienna for a seventh round of talks.
