Status: 15.11.2022 8:39 a.m
The US is halting efforts to revive the nuclear deal with Iran for the time being. In addition to the already faltering negotiations, there are current political reasons for this, said US Special Representative Malley.
For the time being, the United States no longer wants to try to revive the nuclear deal with Iran. While the door will be left open for negotiations, the US government will now focus on a policy of sanctions and pressure, said US special envoy to Iran Robert Malley.
He justified the change of course with the actions of Iranian security forces against anti-government demonstrators and with the sale of combat drones to Russia. In addition, the negotiations had not progressed: At talks in Vienna, a compromise had been sought for months without success in the dispute over the agreement.
Malley warns Iran against crossing borders
Malley now said: If Iran crosses new borders with its nuclear program, there will be a response coordinated with the European partners. According to diplomats, he will coordinate with his French, British and German counterparts on Tuesday.
The 2015 nuclear deal between the Islamic Republic and an international group of six countries limited uranium enrichment in Iran. This should make the development of nuclear weapons more difficult. In return, sanctions against Iran were lifted.
IAEA warns of Iranian nuclear enrichment
In 2018, then US President Donald Trump unilaterally terminated the treaty and imposed new sanctions. Iran then began breaking its promises. The current US President Joe Biden originally wanted to revive the nuclear agreement.
Since then, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has repeatedly warned that Iran is stepping up its efforts to enrich uranium. Highly enriched uranium is a raw material for atomic bombs. Iran denies having any such intentions but does not allow international inspections of its nuclear facilities.