US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that there is still a long way to go in the Vienna negotiations, before resolving a number of key issues, including sanctions and nuclear commitments, that Iran must undertake, following the statements of the chief Iranian negotiator, Abbas Araqchi, He confirmed that an agreement would be reached.
In an interview with ABC, Sullivan added that his country's top priority is to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
In another interview with "Fox News", Sullivan said that the Iranian Supreme Leader will decide whether Iran will accept restrictions on its nuclear program, commenting on Ibrahim Raisi's victory in the presidential elections in Iran.
He added that his country wants to re-impose restrictions on Iran's nuclear program in accordance with the original agreement, and then negotiate a comprehensive and stronger agreement.
Sullivan confirmed that his country wants to re-impose restrictions on Iran's nuclear program in accordance with the original agreement (Reuters)
Final decision
The chief Iranian negotiator, Abbas Araqchi, said that Sunday is the last day of the sixth round of nuclear negotiations in Vienna, and it is time for the opposite parties to take the final decision.
Araqchi added that during this stage the delegations are closer than ever to achieving a common understanding, stressing that some of the main points have been resolved, and that the features of the remaining points of contention have become clear to everyone.
He pointed out that the negotiations will stop and the delegations will return to their capitals, and this time the return will not only be for consultation;
It will be to make the decision.
He added that the Joint Committee of the Nuclear Agreement will hold its last meeting today within the framework of the sixth round, and what was negotiated during this round will be discussed.
time is running out
For his part, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said today, Sunday, that Iran and world powers can still reach an agreement to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement, after the presidential elections in Iran resulted in the victory of a conservative president.
But he noted that time is running out.
He added - in statements to reporters in Beirut - that reaching an agreement is "very soon", and it may make the Middle East more secure, and make millions of Iranians feel comfortable after they were exhausted by the financial and oil sanctions, which the United States re-imposed after its withdrawal from the agreement 3 years ago.
The sixth round of indirect nuclear talks between the United States and Iran in Vienna ended Sunday with progress.
But without an agreement, the EU envoy to the talks said.
And the American news website Axios reported that the administration of President Joe Biden stated that it would like to reach an agreement with Iran to return to the nuclear agreement concluded in 2015, before the hard-line conservative President Ibrahim Raisi takes office next August, after winning the presidential elections. Yesterday, Saturday.