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Iran highlights opportunity to revive JCPOA
Kanaani said that Theran has never distanced itself from the negotiating table and sees the negotiations as a diplomatic solution to realize its interests.
Iran’s stance on the agreement, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), is clear, Kanaani said during his weekly press conference on Monday.
The Foreign Ministry’s spokesman said the JCPOA is a multilateral agreement and all signatories to the deal had obligations, of which Iran was the only member that fulfilled its commitments.
He added that good consultations have been held between Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and the European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell regarding the revival of the JCPOA, adding that upcoming international events would be a good opportunity for talks on the issue.
Meanwhile, an EU official confirmed that Borrell is actively engaging with parties involved in the JCPOA to explore the possibility of resuming Iran nuclear negotiations.
In an interview with ISNA on Monday, EU’s spokesman Peter Stano highlighted the EU’s commitment to a comprehensive policy of mutual respect and open communication with Iran.
He emphasized that the EU’s position remains clear, and they are prepared to consider all options for cooperation.
Hopes for the revival of the deal have increased after the victory of Masoud Pezeshkian in Iran’s presidential election. Iran’s new government has said that it will do its utmost to remove sanctions imposed on Iran.
“I will not stop trying to remove the oppressive sanctions,” Pezeshkian said during his swearing-in ceremony in July. “I am optimistic about the future.”
Under the agreement, the US and the EU agreed to remove a number of anti-Iran sanctions imposed over the years, in exchange for Iran limiting its uranium enrichment and reducing its existing stockpile.
The deal was eventually violated by the US in 2018, during the administration of former US president Donald Trump, even though Iran fully adhered to its share of commitments. Europeans also did not fulfil their commitment under the deal and failed to salvage the accord.
Trump officially announced that he was withdrawing the US from the JCPOA and imposed the “strongest sanctions in history” on Iran under the so-called “maximum pressure” campaign.