Iran says U.S. main “hurdle” for nuke deal
“False dichotomy between JCPOA and good ties between Iran and its neighbors, including Russia, doesn’t hide the fact that indecision of the unfaithful U.S. is the main hurdle for a deal,” Spokesman Nasser Kanaani tweeted. “Our neighborly policy is not contingent on JCPOA or U.S. permission,” he said with reference to the recent interview by CNN with Robert Malley, the…
TEHRAN, July 22 (Xinhua) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry said Friday that the United States is the main obstacle to reaching an agreement that would save the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
“False dichotomy between JCPOA (of which Iran, unlike the U.S., remains a party) and good ties between Iran and its neighbors, including Russia, doesn’t hide the fact that indecision of the unfaithful U.S. is the main hurdle for a deal,” Spokesman Nasser Kanaani tweeted.
“Our neighborly policy is not contingent on JCPOA or U.S. permission,” he said with reference to the recent interview by CNN with Robert Malley, the U.S. special envoy for Iran, who said that Iran has to choose between the revival of the JCPOA and siding with the Russians.
During the Tuesday visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the capital Tehran, the two sides agreed to develop Iran’s gas and oil sectors through the investment of the Russian state-owned Gazprom company.
Iran and Russia are under strict sanctions by the West, the former over the issues surrounding its nuclear program and the latter over the Ukrainian conflict. Enditem