Iran accuses US of 'indecision' for stalling nuclear talks
Xinhua News Agency, Tehran, May 31 (Reporter Wang Shoubao) Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Khatibzad accused the United States of "indecision" on May 31, which has led to the stalling of negotiations on the comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue.
Khatibzad said at a regular press conference on the same day that the stagnation of the Iranian nuclear talks was due to the lack of response of the United States to the initiatives put forward by Iran and Europe.
Iran and the U.S. have exchanged information over the past few days, but the U.S. has yet to give the expected response.
If the U.S. stops "hesitating" and makes a political decision, a deal can be reached in the Iran nuclear talks.
Khatibzad said that the focus of the Iran nuclear negotiations is to ensure Iran's economic interests within the framework of the Iran nuclear deal and to remove every measure that the United States has imposed on Iran to the limit.
In July 2015, Iran reached a comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue with the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, China and Germany.
Under the agreement, Iran pledged to limit its nuclear program and the international community lifted sanctions on Iran.
In May 2018, the United States unilaterally withdrew from the agreement, and subsequently restarted and added a series of sanctions against Iran.
Since May 2019, Iran has gradually suspended the implementation of some of the terms of the agreement, but promised that the measures taken are "reversible".
The parties involved in the Iran nuclear deal will start negotiations in Vienna, the capital of Austria, in April 2021 to discuss the resumption of compliance between the United States and Iran, and the United States indirectly participates in the negotiations.
The eighth round of negotiations was launched in Vienna on December 27, 2021.
On March 11 this year, Borrell, the EU's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, announced that negotiations were suspended due to "external factors".
On May 13, Borrell said that the results of EU coordinator Mora's visit to Iran were better than expected, and the Iranian nuclear negotiations have been restarted.