China News Service, June 21, reported that Iran’s President-elect Leahy held a press conference for the first time on the 21st. He said that under the leadership of his government, he would continue to participate in the negotiations on the Iranian nuclear agreement.
Leahy said that the US sanctions against Iran violated the Iran nuclear agreement and must be lifted.
Leahy said that he has no intention of meeting US President Biden, even though the two countries are in indirect negotiations on the resumption of the Iran nuclear agreement.
He said: "Any negotiation that guarantees (Iran's) national interests will definitely be supported, but... we will not allow negotiations for the sake of negotiation." Leahy emphasized that the results of the negotiations must be in accordance with Iran's interests, and Iran's missile program and regional policies are not tolerated. Negotiation.
Leahy criticized the U.S. decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear agreement, accusing the U.S. of imposing sanctions on Iran for "violating" the agreement.
Leahy pointed out that the United States must completely lift sanctions.
He also said that the European Union has also "failed to comply with the terms of the Iran nuclear agreement."
The relevant parties to the comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue concluded the sixth round of talks on the 20th in Vienna, the capital of Austria, on the issue of the United States and Iran's resumption of compliance.
The EU's special envoy Mora said that the negotiations "have made progress," and the Iranian side also said that "it has never been closer to reaching an agreement than it is now."