Tehran (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – As the two nations pursue an agreement to end a decades-long conflict over Iran’s nuclear aspirations, Iran’s foreign ministry stated on Monday that it would have to see whether the U.S. attitude on sanctions changes.
“I regret to inform you that the American side has not yet been willing to clarify this issue,”
Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said in a weekly press conference in Tehran.
“It must be clear to us how the oppressive sanctions against the Iranian people will be lifted, to ensure that past experiences are not repeated”,
He also said.
Will the US ease sanctions to revive nuclear talks?
Earlier, President Donald Trump’s condition for lifting sanctions on Iran was centred on Iran’s full and verifiable commitment to abandoning its nuclear weapons program. He demanded that Iran pledge not to pursue nuclear weapons, eliminate its stockpiles of highly enriched uranium, and limit uranium enrichment strictly to civilian purposes.
The United States is demanding that Iran completely halt uranium enrichment before a new agreement can be reached seeing it as essential to preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Perceiving this demand as a breach of its sovereign rights under the Non-Proliferation Treaty, Iran has consistently refused it.
What role does Oman play in US-Iran talks?
Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, Oman’s Foreign Minister and mediator between Iran and the Trump administration, presented elements of a U.S. proposal for a nuclear deal to Tehran during a brief visit Saturday. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi confirmed that Said Badr had presented elements of the U.S. proposal to Tehran and that Iran would comment based on Iran’s national interests and principles.
Following five rounds of consultations in Rome, the U.S. and Iran are currently engaged in indirect negotiations mediated by Oman.
Are US demands on enrichment stalling potential agreement?
Iranian and U.S. delegations completed their fifth round of nuclear talks in Rome last month, achieving some limited progress, but having wide-ranging gaps and disagreement, particularly regarding Iran’s uranium enrichment program.
