2023-06-29 14:34:05
US Secretary of State Tony Blincoln said on the 28th that he is not considering a new nuclear deal with Iran.
Secretary Blincoln said this at a conversation with the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) held in New York that day and explained, “We are willing to continue to seek a diplomatic route, but no agreement has been reached at this time.”
“Iran cannot or will not take the necessary steps to bring it back into compliance,” he added.
He also urged Iran to refrain from actions that further escalate tensions.
Diplomatic sources said indirect negotiations between the two countries have quietly resumed in recent months, brokered by Oman, focusing on the issue of US prisoners in Iran.
Previously, the White House announced in September last year that it would continue negotiations to restore the nuclear deal with Iran.
In 2015, Western countries such as Iran and the United States signed a nuclear agreement (JCPOA, Comprehensive Joint Plan of Action) that limits the concentration of uranium that Iran can enrich to 3.67% and lifts sanctions once morest Iran.
However, in 2018, when the Donald Trump administration broke the nuclear agreement and restored sanctions once morest Iran, Iran increased its uranium enrichment concentration the following year as a retaliatory measure.
Since the launch of the Joe Biden administration, negotiations to restore the nuclear agreement have been underway since 2021, but the difference between the two sides persists and the negotiations have fallen into a stalemate.
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