Iran responded on Saturday to US‘ restoration of sanctions waiver, describing the move by the Joe Biden’s administration as ‘not enough’.
“What the United States needs to do is to lift all sanctions, including the nuclear issue,” the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said, as quoted by Iranian media.
“The news we hear today is about the dimensions of the lifting of the nuclear-related sanctions, and everyone knows that this is not enough,” the Iranian spokesman added.
“Naturally, the Islamic Republic of Iran is waiting for the United States to fulfill its duties and obligations when it comes to the removal of sanctions,” he added.
“Naturally, any action that is in the right direction of fulfilling JCPOA obligations will be meticulously taken into account by Tehran,” he concluded.
Earlier on Friday, a high-ranking US State Department official reported that the US administration made a decision to restore the sanctions waiver that will allow countries to cooperate with Iran on civil nuclear projects.
Also commenting on Washington’s move, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that Iran has stated clearly and explicitly to American parties that they must show their goodwill in practice.
“Goodwill” from the perspective of the Islamic Republic of Iran is something tangible that must happen on the ground,” he said, adding that “what is happening on paper is good but not enough.”
Getting necessary guarantees from the parties, especially the West parties including UK, France and Germany in these negotiations is one of the key and basic issues in Vienna talks, Amir Abdollahian emphasized.
Source: Iranian media
