Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi said - today, Wednesday - that his country is right in its positions regarding the nuclear negotiations, and that no one has the right to address it with the language of force, after warnings from the French Foreign Minister to Tehran.
During the cabinet meeting, Raisi stressed that his country takes correct and logical positions, and will not retreat from them, "and no party has the right to address us with the language of force."
He said that his country practiced a rational approach, and did not present in the negotiations any demands outside the framework of the nuclear agreement, as he put it.
The Iranian president called on Washington to show a realistic view, instead of "repeating the failed experiment of the policy of maximum pressure."
He added, "Whoever violates the nuclear agreement, he should be vigilant and not think of repeating the previous wrong experiences."
Earlier today, the Iranian Foreign Ministry affirmed its commitment to the negotiating process of the nuclear deal.
From the Vatican, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said yesterday that Tehran is serious about reaching a good and sustainable nuclear deal.
During a meeting with the Vatican's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Abdullahian stressed that Iran had made important initiatives and showed flexibility during the negotiations.
He said that it is necessary for the US side to be realistic to prepare the conditions for finalizing the agreement.
The French foreign minister accused Iran of procrastination;
For dismantling the monitoring mechanisms of the International Atomic Energy Agency (Reuters)
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For his part, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said that if the diplomatic window is still open, it is thanks to Iran's active initiatives, and the European parties know that keeping this window open is due to the responsible behavior of the Islamic Republic of Iran, he said.
This came after a statement by French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, who said that the opportunity to revive the Iranian nuclear agreement will end within weeks.
The French minister stressed that time is running out, and that Iran should be aware that the window of opportunity will close within weeks, considering that the option to return to the agreement rests with Tehran, and that there will be no better agreement than the one on the table.
Colonna accused Iran of adopting what it described as a policy of procrastination, by dismantling the monitoring mechanisms of the International Atomic Energy Agency.