TEHRAN: Iran’s parliament speaker mentioned on Sunday (Jan 8) that the most recent US proposal for a nuclear deal doesn’t embrace the lifting of sanctions, state media reported as negotiations appeared to have hit a roadblock.
The 2 foes have held 5 rounds of Omani-mediated talks since April, in search of to interchange a landmark settlement between Tehran and world powers that set restrictions on Iran’s nuclear actions in return for sanctions reduction, earlier than US President Donald Trump deserted the accord in 2018 throughout his first time period.
In a video aired on Iranian state TV, parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf mentioned that “the US plan doesn’t even point out the lifting of sanctions”.
He known as it an indication of dishonesty, accusing the Individuals of in search of to impose a “unilateral” settlement that Tehran wouldn’t settle for.
“The delusional US president ought to know higher and alter his method if he’s actually searching for a deal,” Ghalibaf mentioned.
On Could 31, after the fifth spherical of talks, Iran mentioned it had acquired “components” of a US proposal, with officers later taking difficulty with “ambiguities” within the draft textual content.
The US and its Western allies have lengthy accused the Islamic republic of in search of to accumulate nuclear weapons, a cost Iran has persistently denied, insisting that its atomic programme was solely for peaceable functions.
Key points within the negotiations have been the removing of biting financial sanctions and uranium enrichment.
