On Wednesday night, John Kirby, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council, said that Washington is currently focusing on Iran’s accountability for how it has treated the protestors and that it has no plans to resume nuclear talks with Iran.
The divide between the United States and Iran on the nuclear agreement is still wide, Kirby said in response, adding that “there is no option now to return to the nuclear pact.” This was in response to a question from the Washington-based “Arab” and “Al-Hadath” stations. He went on to say that for now, we are keeping an eye on the ongoing protests in Iran.
The US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinkkin, repeated on Wednesday that he did not see a compelling reason to revive the nuclear agreement with Iran.
Plenekin said, “At this time, I do not see the potential in the short term to move forward” in reference to the 2015 agreement.
He said the following on the Bloomberg News TV-hosted event: “Why? Given that Iran will continue to make an effort to bring up tangential issues during discussions on the joint comprehensive work plan.
She vowed to stop the US from creating nuclear weapons, adding that “we still feel that diplomacy is practically the best and most successful approach.
The US Secretary of State made her remarks the day after Iranian President Ibrahim, who also serves as the country’s president, accused the US of “procrastinating” in the agreement’s revival, which had been put on hold during the previous administration of President Donald Trump.
Thought to be inclined in doing so, President Joe Biden declared his intention to rejoin the agreement, but his advisors opposed Iranian requests, such as having the International Atomic Energy Agency cease investigating a previously suspected nuclear activity.
Any American choice to rejoin the nuclear agreement became politically challenging after the young woman died just days after being detained by the “Ethics Police,” Mhisa Amini, and after huge protests erupted in September as a result.
“In my opinion, what we witnessed in Iran was a visceral expression of anger and hatred toward the myriad policies implemented by the regime. This strikes us on its own.
The Biden Administration imposed more sanctions on Iranian leaders on Wednesday as a result of the suppression of the protests.
Washington: There is a significant difference between us and Iran on the nuclear agreement.
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