For the first time since the inauguration of an anti-US and conservative hardline government in Iran, talks will be held on the 29th to rebuild the nuclear agreement.
Prior to the talks, senior U.S. government officials restrained the Iranian side, saying that if Iran continued to develop nuclear weapons, it would increase pressure.
Regarding the nuclear agreement, there are indirect talks between the two countries on how to lift the sanctions imposed by the former Trump administration in the United States withdrawing from the agreement and how to proceed with the restrictions on nuclear development that Iran has promoted as a countermeasure. It has been done in.
On the 29th, the first meeting will be held in Iran since the inauguration of the anti-US and conservative hardliner Raishi administration in August, and European countries participating in the nuclear agreement will mediate between the two countries.
Prior to this, U.S. Special Envoy Murray, who oversees Iran's policy, said in an interview with the British public broadcaster BBC, "If Iran wants to proceed with nuclear development behind the scenes, we will respond in a way we do not want. No one would be surprised if the pressure on Iran increased. "
Since June, when talks were suspended, Iran has accelerated nuclear development by significantly increasing the storage of highly enriched uranium, and has been restrained by the United States.
In the negotiations so far, Iran has called for the complete lifting of economic sanctions, while the United States has a gap in the position that sanctions related to terrorism and human rights cannot be lifted, and Iran accelerates nuclear development. Negotiations are expected to be difficult.
Israeli Prime Minister Claims Strong Regulations on Nuclear Development
Israeli Prime Minister Bennett, who is hostile to Iran, said at a meeting on the 28th, "I am very concerned that sanctions on Iran will be lifted without sufficient restrictions on the nuclear program." He argued that strong restrictions on development were needed.
Israel is opposed to the return of the United States to the nuclear deal, while Prime Minister Bennett, who took office in June, has not blamed the resumption of talks and the Biden administration. It also oozes consideration for.
However, Prime Minister Bennett said at a defense-related meeting held in the country on November 23, "Israel must maintain its capacity and freedom to act. Even if the United States returns to the nuclear agreement, we We are not bound by an agreement, "he said, strongly restraining Iran.
In November, the New York Times, a leading U.S. newspaper, warned Israel that the U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear facilities had the opposite effect, according to government officials. It is believed that he asked Israel to restrain himself so as not to raise tensions.