In an interview with CNN on Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif was asked how the US and Iran could revive the 2015 nuclear deal since each side is calling on the other to act first.
“There can be a mechanism to basically either synchronize it or coordinate what can be done,” Zarif said. He noted that the JCPOA created a Joint Commission headed by the EU foreign policy chief, who is now Joseph Borrell.
Zarif said the Joint Commission could oversee the return to the deal. He said Borrell could “sort of choreograph the actions that are needed to be taken by the United States and the actions that are needed to be taken by Iran.”
The Biden Administration has said the US would only return to the JCPOA by lifting sanctions on Iran after the Islamic Republic returned to its commitments under the deal.
Zarif and other Iranian officials have said the Biden administration must lift sanctions first since the US was the party that violated the deal. After receiving sanctions relief, Iran would quickly comply with the JCPOA.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh also discussed the JCPOA on Monday. He reiterated Iran’s stance and said the US must return to full compliance with the deal by lifting economic sanctions.
“We’re waiting for US action to effectively undo sanctions, give us access to our own funds, permit easy oil exports and allow the transfer of oil revenue, shipping, and insurance,” Khatibzadeh said.
I’ll be generous to Biden and suggest that the (brilliant) idea of using the Joint Commission may have originated in Washington. Whatever — let’s hope it is accepted and works. . .(Of course the Zionists and hawks won’t like it.)
C’mon guys. Aren’t you all just letting yourselves get sucked into the kabuki? Israel’s ‘next’ goal is the destruction of Iran (having already accomplished the destruction of Iraq, Libya, and Syria). Nothing less will suffice. Isn’t it time to just acknowledge this as reality?
How long will it take for you to give it up and acknowledge that the “peace process” is just Lucy gaslighting an interminably gullible Charlie Brown that ***THIS TIME*** she will hold the football?
Zarif’s goal here is to reaffirm yet again to the rest of the world — those beyond comprehensive vassalage to Israel — that Iran remains consistent as the reasonable party. I doubt Zarif has any expectation of a return to the JCPOA. He knows the reality of the Zionist criminal plan.
There are elections coming up in Iran. Zarif couldn’t have been more reasonable. Iran has long been resolved from never seeking a nuclear weapon as emphasized by a Fatwa issued by it’s leadership’s highest authority. The whole entire show has been built on sand!
Torrents of unnecessary suffering enforced through deliberated and calibrated violence upon countless middle eastern populations, has been driven by evil corrupted persons of perverted ideological power. Sanctions have been cruel and unconscionable. The origins of the establishments operations are impossible for reasonable deciphering when the arguments on a foundation of Lies.
Sanctions are- in effect- acts of war. Fortunately, Iran has remained relatively restraint thus far. But, how long will that last, & what are the long-term consequences of our aim to take a nation of 80+ mill to the brink of starvation?
Washington has proven they cannot be trusted in these maters, Iran would be foolish to expect much, however it would be a good gesture and if Washington doesb’t reciprocate it only results in a temporary disruption.
There are 18 more days to the Expulsion of the Century…!
That is both face saving and practical and why it will be opposed tooth and nail in U.S. Congress.
Iran FM Zarif explains it here.
For all of you out there who think that the U.S. under Biden will be any fairer than the Trump one I’m here to tell you it ain’t gonna happin. No, as Biden stated before the election, he wants to lengthen & strengthen the terms which control what Iran can accomplish. The rub is that Israel is already a nuclear bomb state which they have acheived in spite of not being allowed to become a bomb state. Double standard much you say..?? And here in the U.S., their agents DO NOT have to register as “agents of a foreign state. Why, you ask… Because our High Court, the Supreme Court has ruled that “they, and the things they do are Sui
Generis” I may have misspelled the aforementioned.. When one looks for what it means, the answer is “one of a kind” Does special come to mind..??
re: Israel. . .from Al-Monitor, Feb 2–
Jerusalem, the City of David has been the Capital of the Jewish people for the last 3200 years, that will never change. President Biden has repeated numerous times since he became President and while he was campaigning the strong ties between the US and Israel and that the US Embassy will stay in Israel.
Interesting. What’s the name of the case? And are you referring to actual agents of the Israeli state, or to American supporters of Israel, which are not the same thing (but presumably have some overlap)?