Tehran accuses the Biden administration of following in Trump's footsteps.. Blinken: We are ready to return to the nuclear agreement, but we will not wait indefinitely

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that the current US administration is continuing the path of the administration of former US President Donald Trump, by imposing unjust and illegal sanctions on Iran, while Washington is ready to return to the agreement, but that willingness is "not for an indefinite period."

During his meeting with the Danish Foreign Minister on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, the Iranian minister said that the United States is contradicting its daily promises about its intention to return to the agreement.

For his part, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken reiterated his country's readiness to return to the nuclear agreement, but indicated that this possibility is not open indefinitely.

"We continue to believe that a return to mutual compliance with the agreement is in our interest. It is the best available option to constrain Iran's nuclear program and provide a platform to address its other destabilizing activities. But as I said recently, the possibility of a return to mutual compliance is not indefinite," Blinken said.

European move

"The challenge now is that with each passing day, Iran continues to take actions that are inconsistent with the agreement, in particular building larger stocks of HEU to 20% and even 60%, and spinning centrifuges faster," Blinken added.

In a parallel context, the European Union Commissioner for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said that he will do everything in his power to return the United States to the nuclear agreement, and Iran fulfills its nuclear commitments.

Borrell added that convincing the Iranians of their need for an agreement is the way to return to negotiations, rather than putting pressure on them.

He added, "I had the opportunity to meet with the Iranian Foreign Minister in New York, and he assured me of his country's return to the negotiating table in Vienna. As the coordinator of the nuclear agreement, I will do everything in my power to revive the agreement, through the return of the United States and Iran's fulfillment of its nuclear commitments."

He continued, "It is not about pressure, but rather persuading their need for an agreement, because the economic situation is very bad. There is a great price to be paid for this deterioration, and they need an agreement to restart the economy, and the only way to get that is to return to the negotiating table."