Iranian nuclear: Tehran calls on Washington to make gestures

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian at a press conference with his Syrian counterpart in Tehran in December 2021. AFP - ATTA KENARE

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Negotiations on the nuclear deal between Iran and major powers have made progress in recent days, according to all parties.

But while Westerners are asking Tehran to make decisions, the Islamic Republic is demanding gestures from the United States.

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With our correspondent in Tehran,

Siavosh Ghazi

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, who is in Munich to attend the Security Conference, said a deal was within reach.

But according to him, it is up to Westerners to show their goodwill.

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We took all the decisions we had to take by showing our seriousness.

To reach an agreement, it is now up to the three European countries and the United States to act as we have done 

” by taking decisions, declared the head of Iranian diplomacy.

We will not give in on the interests of the Iranian people, even if it were to end in there being no agreement

 ," added Hossein Amir Abdolahian.

Tehran is demanding an end to all US sanctions imposed since 2018 and guarantees that the United States will not leave the nuclear deal again.

This position was repeated by Iranian President Ebrahim Raissi, during a telephone interview with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Obviously, the diplomats succeeded in finding compromises on many subjects, but the last straight line and the last outstanding questions remain difficult.

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