Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke positively of the indirect negotiations between the US and Iran that resumed in Vienna on Friday.
Because President Biden refuses to lift all Trump-era sanctions on Iran, the two sides are negotiating what measures the US will lift. Rouhani said progress has been made on most major sanctions.
“We’ve reached a point where the Americans and the Europeans are saying openly they have no choice but to lift sanctions and return to the [nuclear deal], and that almost all main sanctions have been lifted and talks continue on some details,” he said on Saturday.
Saturday marked exactly three years since President Trump announced he was withdrawing from the JCPOA. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif took the anniversary to remind President Biden that the US is the party that violated the 2015 nuclear deal and said the “onus” is on Wahington to revive the agreement.
“As we try to revive JCPOA in Vienna, it’s necessary to remember how it all started. 3 years ago today, a disgraced buffoon violated US obligations under JCPOA & UNSCR 2231,” Zarif wrote on Twitter. “Today, @POTUS has to decide whether US continues lawlessness or adheres to law. Onus is on US, not Iran.”
“As we try to revive JCPOA in Vienna, it’s necessary to remember how it all started. 3 years ago today, a disgraced buffoon violated US obligations under JCPOA & UNSCR 2231,” Zarif wrote on Twitter. “Today, @POTUS has to decide whether US continues lawlessness or adheres to law. Onus is on US, not Iran.”
Unfortunately Mr. Zarif, that disgraced buffoon was replaced by a disgraceful buffoon.
How in the World can “Iran’s President be optimistic on progress on Vienna Talks?” Surely, by now, any Iranian with walking around sense, should know 2 absolute truths – one – America will never lift the sanctions – and two – America will only up the ante for the Iranians to comply.
Sanctions might be lifted temporarily. To shuffle them from the ‘nuke related’ category to the ‘terror/human rights/misc. bullsh*t’ category.
war r u.s.,
‘terror/human rights/misc. bullsh*t category’ – now that is Israeli territory. Be careful with that one – buddy!