Nuclear Iran .. Washington renews its warnings and Tehran calls on it to "leave the addiction to sanctions"

A US official said the administration of President Joe Biden "cannot wait forever" for Iran to decide to resume talks on returning to the nuclear deal, while the Iranian Foreign Ministry called on Washington to "leave its addiction to sanctions policy."

This came in statements made by the US special envoy to Iran, Robert Malley, on Friday, during an interview with the US agency "Bloomberg".

"We cannot wait forever while Iran continues its nuclear advance, because at some point their progress will make a return to the nuclear deal much less valuable to the United States," Mali added, but stressed that his country was ready to be patient.

In a new response to the continuous US warnings, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said today, Saturday, that "Washington must realize that it has no choice but to abandon its addiction to the policy of sanctions, and treat Tehran with respect."

unknown variables

Mali - who was assigned by Biden to restore the United States' commitment to the nuclear agreement between Iran and the major powers - said last August that the unknown variables in the discussions related to the behavior of the Iranians, "but we are ready to resume the talks, which we would not have done if we did not believe that the deal was possible." ".

From a previous tour in Vienna of Iran nuclear talks (Anatolia)

He revealed at the time that the United States has alternative options in case the 2015 agreement is not revived, including signing a new agreement completely separate from that agreement that expires by 2030, or imposing sanctions on Tehran in coordination with European allies.

Two days ago, France and Germany called on Iran to immediately resume negotiations on the nuclear agreement, while Tehran called on European countries to take constructive positions on the file.

In turn, Israel demanded an alternative plan to the agreement.

Six rounds of negotiations were held between Iran and international powers in Vienna between April and June, in an attempt to revive the agreement that former US President Donald Trump withdrew from in May 2018.