As Iran accelerates nuclear development and the international community deepens concerns, indirect talks between the United States and Iran to rebuild the nuclear agreement have resumed for the first time in five months.


Iran has shown a bullish stance, saying that it is necessary to guarantee that Iran will not be subject to new sanctions in order to reestablish the agreement, and tough negotiations are likely to continue.

Iran is accelerating nuclear development by promoting the production of highly enriched uranium as a countermeasure against the resumption of sanctions by the United States, which has unilaterally withdrawn from the nuclear agreement.



Under these circumstances, on the 29th, the United States and Iran held indirect talks in Vienna, the capital of Austria, through the EU = European Union, etc., with the aim of rebuilding the nuclear agreement.



This is the first time in five months since the Raishi administration, an anti-US and conservative hardliner, was inaugurated in Iran in August.



After discussions, Bagheri, the head of the Iranian negotiating team, responded to interviews with NHK and others, saying that the countries concerned, including the United States, will not withdraw from the agreement and will not impose new sanctions on Iran. He emphasized that it is necessary to guarantee that.



"These guarantees are extremely important," said Bagheri, who remains bullish.



Meanwhile, Deputy Press Secretary Porter of the U.S. State Department said on the 29th, "If Iran raises demands or makes proposals that do not lead to a return to the nuclear agreement, negotiations will not go well," he said, restraining the Iranian side. bottom.



According to the EU as an intermediary, the countries concerned will continue discussions in the working group after the 30th, but there is still a big gap between the two countries' claims, and severe negotiations are likely to continue.

Expert “Israel's appearance also influences the whereabouts of discussions”

Professor Koichiro Tanaka of Keio University, who is familiar with the situation in Iran, pointed out that "when looking at the face of the negotiation team on the Iranian side, there are many people in the economic field and it seems that they have no intention of discussing agenda items other than lifting sanctions." "There is a big gap between the United States and Iran, and the only thing we can agree on is that we will continue discussions," he said, recognizing that no major progress can be expected.



Regarding this talk, even before the start, Mr. Murray, who oversees Iran's policy in the United States, has restrained Iran and said that if Iran continues to develop nuclear weapons, it will increase pressure. Hostile Israeli Prime Minister Bennett also argues that strong restrictions on nuclear development are needed.



Regarding this, Professor Tanaka pointed out that "the negative factor in this discussion is that the United States has a fairly close exchange of views with Israel."



He added, "If Israel influences talks and future nuclear agreements through the United States, it will be unacceptable to Iran." I showed the idea.