On the eve of the start of the sixth round of negotiations on the Vienna nuclear issue, China confirmed that the negotiations aimed at restarting the Iran nuclear agreement had entered the final stage. At the same time, Tehran accused the International Atomic Energy Agency of prejudice against Iran and ignoring Israeli threats, while Washington canceled its opposition to Iran. Sanctions by former Iranian officials.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a speech at the nuclear talks in Geneva on Friday that the Vienna negotiations have entered the final stage and all parties need to redouble their efforts to restore the Iran nuclear agreement.
Wang Yi added that the unilateral bullying by the United States is the root cause of the Iranian nuclear crisis.
Sixth round of Vienna negotiations
Russia’s Permanent Representative to the International Organization in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, stated that the parties to the Iranian nuclear agreement will meet this weekend to start the sixth round of nuclear negotiations. Since the beginning of April, all parties have been discussing Iranian issues. Hold talks on nuclear issues.
Ulyanov tweeted and added that no one knows whether this round of talks will be the last round of negotiations. According to Ulyanov, all negotiators hope so.
Iran’s chief negotiator, Abbas Arakech, said on Thursday that it is too early to speculate on whether this round of negotiations is the last one.
Arakchi emphasized that the remaining points of contention are related to how the parties will return to the Iran nuclear agreement.
On the other hand, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that the Vienna negotiations on the Iranian nuclear agreement are coming to an end.
Someone in Vienna talked about starting to draft an agreement that might pave the way for a solution to restore the Iran nuclear agreement signed in 2015. It is reported that the former US President Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear agreement in 2018. In response, Iran has reduced its commitments to respond to actions that have not lifted its sanctions, especially by increasing the level of enriched uranium in response.
Iran’s Permanent Representative to the International Organization in Vienna, Qazim Garibabadi, said that the latest report from the International Atomic Energy Agency will hinder bilateral cooperation (Reuters)Iran blames the International Atomic Energy Agency
Against this background, Iran’s Permanent Representative to the International Organization in Vienna, Qazim Garibabadi, severely criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency, saying that it has been politicized.
In a statement issued shortly after the meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors in Vienna on Thursday, Gary Babadi strongly criticized the IAEA for not paying attention to the so-called Israeli nuclear threat, and criticized its assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists and targeting Iran’s national nuclear facilities. The terrorist act remained silent.
The Iranian representative stated that the latest report of the International Atomic Energy Agency is a repetition of previous reports, without mentioning the latest developments and achievements of the two parties, and issued a warning that this may hinder the continuation of bilateral cooperation based on goodwill between the two parties.
The Iranian diplomat also stated that the report-which talked about the presence of traces of unauthorized nuclear material in certain places-contradicted the records obtained by Iran in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, noting that the report did not Credibility, because the report comes from an unreliable source.
The US Mission in Vienna asked Iran on Thursday to explain the contents of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s report. At the same time, some EU countries called on Tehran to cooperate fully in this area.
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said in an interview with Al Jazeera two days ago that the International Atomic Energy Agency has failed to make progress on several issues related to Iran. He said earlier that Iran is close to producing nuclear weapons. .
U.S. lifts sanctions
At the same time, Washington lifted sanctions on former Iranian officials, but stressed that the move has nothing to do with the Vienna negotiations.
US State Department spokesperson Ned Price confirmed on Thursday the decision to lift sanctions on former Iranian officials. The sanctions were lifted including the former general manager of Iran’s National Petroleum Corporation Ahmed Galbani.
Price referred to this decision as a “technical” decision and explained that the above decision was made after the sanctioned individual’s behavior or status has changed, and that Washington will continue to use all available means to restrict Iran’s actions against others. Support from agents or terrorist organizations.
On the other hand, the U.S. Treasury Department stated that this move shows that the U.S. government has complied with its commitment to lift sanctions when changes occur.
On the other hand, Washington announced that it had imposed sanctions on entities and individuals including Syed Jamal. The United States claimed that Syed Jamal operated an illegal oil sales network in Iran to provide supplies to the Houthis and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. funds.
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