Iran urges Biden to return to nuclear deal

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Reuters

Iran foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in an interview published Saturday, urged Washington to act fast to return to the 2015 nuclear agreement.

If U.S. sanctions are not eased by Feb. 21, Zarif points out that legislation passed by parliament would force the Iranian government to harden its nuclear stance.

Adding that elections in June could further jeopardize the deal, saying quote:

“Time is running out for the Americans, both because of the parliament bill and the election atmosphere that will follow the Iranian New Year.”



Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/iran-urges-biden-return-nuclear-000554798.html

[mysteryowl]

1. Well, at least we have a state department now to work on this.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. +100

[cstanleytech]

5. True and hopefully Iran wont dig its heels in over inspectors checking to make sure

Iran is holding up to its end of the bargain.

[Bayard]

3. I thought that was the plan anyway.

[cstanleytech]

4. If they want that then they are going to open up for inspectors and

be completely transparent otherwise Biden probably will not budge.

[Nitram]

8. They were fine with that until Dump unilaterally broke the treaty.

[former9thward]

9. No they were not.

They have always blocked any real inspections including ones from international agencies.

Iran blocking sites access, UN nuclear watchdog says


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-52941982

[Nitram]

13. Former, that article is from June 2020, long after Trump broke the treaty.

[former9thward]

14. And??

Do you really think the Iranians are suddenly going to be transparent when they never have been?

Here is an article from 2017

Iran rejects US call for UN nuclear watchdog to inspect more sites

https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/30/middleeast/iran-rejects-us-nuclear-demands/index.html

The Iran agreement was not just between Iran and the US. Many other countries and the UN were involved which did not break the treaty. Iran has consistently refused international inspections.

[Nitram]

15. My point is that until the treaty was broken, Iran was allowing inspectors free rein in their

inspections. We can restore that if we return to the terms of the treaty. do you have evidence to the contrary?

[former9thward]

16. Clearly none you will accept.

President Obama said Iran was a state sponsor of terrorism

Obama just made his clearest statement yet on Iran's support of terrorism

https://www.businessinsider.com/obama-iran-is-a-state-sponsor-of-terrorism-2015-5

If you think that type of nation is going to comply with agreements there is nothing more I can say. I accept what President Obama has said about the matter.

[My Pet Orangutan]

6. MbS says no.

[Nitram]

7. That's good news. The world would be a safer place. Iran demonstrated what it is able to do if we

don't return to the treaty we agreed to.

[IronLionZion]

10. Any chance Iran would elect moderate reformers in their election?

Those folks might be easier to work with.

[EX500rider]

12. No, the Ayatollahs' won't go for that. nt

[BlueStater]

11. I question this.

They have absolutely no reason to ever trust us again after the reign of the orange idiot.

[jmowreader]

17. Iran says they want reactors for peaceful purposes...

...which means power generation and production of medical isotopes. I wonder if they’d accept a deal where we send them American nuclear experts to work in the plants alongside the Iranians? Our nuclear experts are top notch and could do two things: help them run their plants safely and efficiently, and prevent material being diverted to weapons production.

[former9thward]

18. Biden Says U.S. Will Not Lift Sanctions On Iran Until They Stop Enriching Uranium

NEW: In an interview with @CBSEveningNews, @POTUS tells @NorahODonnell the US will not lift sanctions against Iran unless the country stops enriching uranium:

"Will the U.S. lift sanctions first in order to get Iran back to the negotiating table?”

“No,” Biden says

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/02/07/biden_says_us_will_not_lift_sanctions_on_iran_until_they_stop_enriching_uranium.html