Iran won't resume nuclear commitments until US lifts sanctions, says Khamenei
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that the United States should lift all sanctions if Washington wants Tehran to reverse its nuclear steps.
"Iran has fulfilled all its obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal, not the United States and the three European countries ... If they want Iran to return to its commitments, the United States must lift all sanctions first," Khamenei wrote on Twitter.
"After verifying whether all sanctions have been lifted, then we will return to full compliance," he wrote.
The side with the right to set conditions to #JCPOA is Iran since it abided by all its commitments, not US or 3 European countries who breached theirs.
— Khamenei.ir 🇮🇷 (@khamenei_ir) February 7, 2021
If they want Iran to return, US must lift all sanctions. We'll verify & if it's done properly, we’ll return to our commitments.
U.S. President Joe Biden, who took office last month, has said that if Tehran returned to strict compliance with the 2015 nuclear pact, Washington would follow suit and use that as a springboard to a broader agreement that might restrict Iran's missile development and regional activities.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump exited the nuclear accord between Iran and six powers in 2018 and reimposed sanctions on Tehran.
Iran has breached the deal in a step-by-step response to Trump's "maximum pressure" policy, but it has repeatedly said it could quickly reverse those violations if U.S. sanctions are removed.
(REUTERS)
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