The United States does not rule out measures against Iran if Tehran drags out and sabotages negotiations in Vienna on the restoration of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian Nuclear Program (JCPOA). This was announced on Saturday, December 4, by a representative of the State Department at a briefing.
As reported by Reuters, the spokesman called Iran’s attempts to force the nuclear program “particularly provocative.”
“The fact that we are sitting in Vienna does not mean that we cannot take steps to make it clear to Iran that it will pay the price if it continues to sabotage [переговоры]”, – he said.
The State Department spokesman also said that Russia and China, as well as the United States, are somewhat disappointed with the course of negotiations on the restoration of the JCPOA.
On November 29, the United States announced its intention to return to compliance with the JCPOA with Iran. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Washington remains committed to reaching an agreement on a mutual return to full compliance with commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear program.
On November 20, the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, said that the United States is ready to consider alternative ways of solving the Iranian nuclear problem if the diplomatic route does not work.
On October 27, a State Department spokesman said the US was ready to resume indirect negotiations with Iran on a JCPOA after a number of unresolved issues were resolved. Washington expressed the hope that the Iranian side will return to Vienna to resume negotiations “promptly and in good faith.”
The JCPOA was signed in 2015, it assumed the lifting of sanctions in exchange for limiting Iran’s nuclear program as a guarantor of Tehran’s non-receipt of nuclear weapons. However, in May 2018, the United States announced a unilateral withdrawal from it and the restoration of tough sanctions against Tehran. In response, Iran has gradually begun to backtrack on its obligations under the treaty.
Source: IZ
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