Tehran, SAEDNEWS: "As has been clearly stated many times, no step-by-step plan is being considered," Khatibzadeh said on Saturday. “The definitive policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the lifting of all US sanctions, whether those which Trump re-imposed after leaving the JCPOA [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action] or those which he initiated, as well as sanctions imposed under any other title," he added.
His remarks came in response to claims made by US State Department Deputy Spokeswoman Jalina Porter, who has said on Friday that Washington would lift sanctions step-by-step in line with Iran’s return to its commitments.
In relevant remarks an informed official told Press TV on Friday that Iran will never accept a step by step lifting of sanctions, adding that no negotiations with the US are acceptable for Tehran before the complete removal of sanctions as Iran’s policy has not changed on the nuclear deal.
“Iran will hold no negotiations with the US — neither directly nor indirectly — before the lifting of all the sanctions that Washington imposed on the Islamic Republic after its exit from the 2015 nuclear agreement,” the official said, stressing that there has been no change in Iran’s policy towards the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
He went on to say that Iran’s policy has been made clear by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei. In other words, if the US lifts all sanctions against Iran and Iran verifies the measure, then the country will return to its JCPOA commitments (Source: Fars News).
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