The Iranian request to lift the sanctions inflicted on the Revolutionary Guards would be at the basis of the failure to restore the abandoned nuclear agreement of 2015. This is the conviction expressed by the United States in a statement to the IAEA, the International Atomic Energy Agency.
“We have made it clear that we are ready to quickly implement a mutual return to JCPOA. What we need is a willing partner in Iran. In particular, Iran should withdraw requests for the lifting of sanctions that clearly go beyond the JCPO and which now prevent us from concluding an agreement “, the US argues.
Negotiations that have been going on for months have come to a halt. Tehran’s government is not only calling for an easing of economic sanctions, but also for its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to be removed from the US blacklist of foreign terrorist organizations. And this is one of the most delicate points, because in the US Congress there are many who oppose it while the appeals to President Joe Biden multiply not to give in to the Iranian demands.
On the night between Monday and Tuesday, the United States, Great Britain, France and Germany presented a draft resolution to the IAEA criticizing Iran for its lack of cooperation with the agency. It would be the first time since June 2020 that the body adopts a motion censoring Iran’s attitude. The document will be submitted to the vote of the Aiea council probably during the weekly meeting on Thursday.