Tehran, SAEDNEWS: “The Islamic Republic of Iran should continue modification of its nuclear deal undertakings until sanctions are removed in practice and this removal is verified,” Khoshcheshm said in an interview with the Persian-language Farhikhtegan newspaper on Wednesday.
He added that the US has no more options to increase pressure on Iran as it has already imposed sanctions on the entire Iranian economy, economic sectors and actors repeatedly, while the Iranian side is just at the beginning of its active resistance strategy that will increase pressures on Washington.
“Iran has many options, not only in the nuclear field, but also in the military, displaced and immigrants, and many other areas, to maximize pressure on the US; hence as we move ahead, Iran's hand could grow stronger,” Khoshcheshm said.
He added that as time passes, the impact of the US sanctions will further decrease, so there is no rush to engage with the US or revive the nuclear deal, and Tehran needs to go for maximizing pressures on the US to make it remove all the sanctions.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that the US should lift all sanctions against Tehran before rejoining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
The US must remove the sanctions that it has imposed against Iran if it wants to return to the nuclear deal, Zarif said during his meeting with the Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney in Tehran.
In relevant remarks on Sunday, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said that activation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action depends on the removal of all sanctions by the US and fulfillment of commitments by all signatories to the deal.
"Activation of the JCPOA as a multilateral international agreement is subject to the lifting of sanctions by the US and the fulfillment of obligations by all members," Rouhani said in his meeting with visiting Coveney.
"The best way to resolve problems with European partners at various bilateral, regional and international levels is to hold talks based on mutual respect and to avoid any threats and pressure," he added.
Criticizing the E3’s non-compliance with the JCPOA commitments, Rouhani added, "The Islamic Republic of Iran is committed to the JCPOA, but this situation will not continue and the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 by all JCPOA participants is necessary to preserve it."
"Despite the suspension of the Additional Protocol [to Non-Proliferation Treaty], Iran is cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency," he noted.
The Iranian government reiterated on Tuesday that the US is not in a position to set conditions for implementing its nuclear deal undertakings, saying that lifting sanctions is the only solution to revive the agreement.
“The US is not in a position to set conditions for implementation of its international undertakings. Unlike the US, which is avoiding returning to the nuclear deal, Iran is ready to fulfill all its undertakings as soon as possible and in companionship with other members of the nuclear deal and the US. Based on the policy announced by the Supreme Leader (Ayatollah Khamenei), the only way to revive the nuclear deal is lifting sanctions and return of all parties to the full implementation of their undertakings,” Government Spokesman Ali Rabiyee told reporters in a press conference in Tehran.
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