The United States’ hopes of reviving the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, which limits Iran’s nuclear enrichment process, have been dashed.
The State Department warned yesterday that if Iran did not act, it would choose a “second plan.”
After nearly a year of talks, Washington last week expressed hope that an agreement with Iran would be reached. “We are close to a possible agreement, but we have not reached it yet,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said on March 16.
US officials had hoped Tehran would reach an agreement after the Nowruz celebrations.
But Mr Price said: “I want to make it clear that there is no compromise and no certainty.” He warned yesterday that if no agreement was reached with Iran, the United States would take further action.
When President Biden came to power, he ordered the resumption of the Iran nuclear deal three months later.
Former US President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the deal, saying there was a gap in the deal and that it was in Iran’s best interest.
Earlier, Iran’s parliament called on the country’s president to lift sanctions on Iran before the agreement could be signed and to guarantee that it would not impose such sanctions again.
Last month, Ali Shamkhani, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, wrote on Twitter:
“Political decisions in Washington require a balance of commitments to reach a good agreement,” he wrote. Talks between Iran and world powers are under way in Vienna.
