Iran is willing to make compromises, but the US must discuss lifting sanctions
Tehran said it is willing to discuss the issue of "highly enriched" uranium in its nuclear program to exchange for the lifting of sanctions, but repeatedly emphasized that it would not link this issue with other issues, especially missile issues.
Reuters reported that Iran's deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi said in an interview broadcast by the BBC on Sunday that if Washington agrees to discuss lifting sanctions, Iran is prepared to consider making compromises to reach a nuclear agreement with the United States.
Iran's deputy foreign minister Takht-Ravanchi confirmed that the second round of nuclear discussions will take place in Geneva on Tuesday following the resumption of communication between Tehran and Washington earlier this month in Oman.
A source told Reuters on Friday that the U.S. delegation will meet with Iranian officials on Tuesday morning, and the U.S. delegation includes envoy Steve Witkoff and Kushner. Oman's representatives play a mediating role in the U.S.-Iran contacts.
The head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization said on Monday that Iran may agree to dilute its "highly enriched" uranium in exchange for the lifting of all financial sanctions. Deputy Foreign Minister Takht-Ravanchi cited this as an example of Tehran's flexibility.
This Iranian official reiterated Iran's position that the country would not accept "zero uranium enrichment," which was a major obstacle to the agreement last year, as Washington believed that uranium enrichment within Iran could be a potential pathway to nuclear weapons.
Iran denies seeking such weapons.
Donald Trump in his first term in 2018 made the United States withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal signed during the Obama administration and resumed sanctions against Iran.
According to comprehensive information and reports from that time, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which aimed to prevent Tehran from manufacturing atomic bombs, was negotiated by then-U.S. Secretary of State Kerry on behalf of the UN's five permanent members plus Germany with Iran. It was strongly opposed and actively lobbied by America's allies Israel and Saudi Arabia. The Trump administration ultimately considered the agreement to have serious flaws and unable to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons in the near future.
Source: rfi
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