On August 9, 2015, then-Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi spoke at a press conference in Tehran on the Iran nuclear deal
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Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in a video posted on his Telegram channel on Monday that Iran is ready to launch nuclear negotiations on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York if “other parties are willing.”
Under then-President Donald Trump, the United States in 2018 withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers, under which Tehran curbed its controversial nuclear program in exchange for relief from international sanctions. Lift.
Indirect talks between Washington and Tehran to revive the deal have stalled. Iran remains a full member of the deal but has scaled back its commitments as the United States reimposed sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
Araqchi said: “I will stay in New York for a few more days than the (Iranian) president and will have more meetings with foreign ministers. We will focus on launching a new round of negotiations on the nuclear agreement.”
He added that information had been exchanged through Switzerland and a “general preparedness statement” had been issued, but warned that “the current international situation makes the resumption of negotiations more complex and difficult than before”.
Arachi said he would not meet with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken: “I don't think it would be appropriate to have such a dialogue. There have been such meetings before, but there is no appropriate reason at the moment. We still have a long way to go. Walk.
Tehran has refused to negotiate directly with Washington since the United States extended sanctions during the Trump administration, mainly negotiating through European or Arab intermediaries.
Iran's leaders want to see the United States ease sanctions that have wreaked havoc on its economy. But Iran’s relations with the west The situation has worsened since the Iran-backed Palestinian Hamas militant group launched an attack on southern Israel on October 7 and since Tehran stepped up its support for Russia's war in Ukraine.
U.S. President Joe Biden's administration says the United States is not ready to resume nuclear talks with Iran.