Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian is calling on the US to unfreeze some $10 billion in Iranian assets as a sign of good faith, conditioning Iran’s return to nuclear negotiations on this .
Amirabdollahian said this was an opportunity to say just once that the US “considered the interests of the Iranian nation.” There has been no response from the State Department.
The odds don’t look great, however. The Biden Administration has been criticizing Iran’s new government since the election, and given the appearance of being tepid on renewing the talks in the first place.
That, and the long-standing US desire to brag about just how many Iranian assets they’ve frozen, makes a goodwill gesture extremely unlikely. If anything, it will be one more thing for the US to condemn them over, and another excuse when the talks don’t materialize.
“Iran halted its compliance with the nuclear deal in 2019.”
That is from the article in that sh*t rag “The Hill”. No mention that Iran had the right to halt said compliance based on the other countries not honoring their commitments.
“The Hill” is actually “The Pile.”
Quit the talks and expel the IAEA spies… The most viable solution…!
Interesting requirement, if true, seemingly designed to cause the end of talks. Has Iran gotten reassurances from Russia or China perhaps?
Interesting point. Could be Iran is giving it this last chance to prove good faith. However, …
When has any US administration of either persuasion proved “good faith” towards Iran?
Right. I should have stated it as a negation.