Iran can resume production of highly enriched uranium "at any moment" if the US again pulls out of a nuclear deal with major powers, its atomic energy chief said Friday.
Iranian Labour News Agency
Iran can resume production of highly enriched uranium "at any moment" if the US again pulls out of a nuclear deal with major powers, its atomic energy chief said Friday.
Oil futures log their lowest finish in almost a week on Tuesday, extending a pullback from levels last seen in 2014 as traders monitored talks aimed at returning Iran to an international nuclear accord and allowing the country to resume crude exports.
U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley on Sunday said he would soon return to Vienna for the next round of talks on returning to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, insisting it could still be revived.
"There is no guarantee if the next US administration will stick to the deal. This increases the risk factor and heightens the vulnerability of Tehran in case of any future miscommitment," a Research Fellow at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad told ILNA.
US State Department official says waiver needed to allow for technical discussions key to talks on nuclear deal return.
The United States and its European allies appear on the cusp of restoring the deal that limited Iran’s nuclear program, Biden administration officials said on Monday, but cautioned that it is now up to the new government in Tehran to decide whether, after months of negotiations, it is willing to dismantle much of its nuclear production equipment in return for sanctions relief.
The Biden administration has announced that it is cancelling $130m in military aid to Egypt over human rights concerns, just days after the United States approved a massive $2.5bn arms sale to the country.
"The two main obstacles to reviving the JCPOA are the Iranian demands that the US commit to a binding agreement, like a treaty, and the demand that all sanctions against Iran be cancelled. These are nearly impossible demands for the U.S. to meet because of the reality of American politics," A U.S Professor told in an exclusive interview with ILNA news agency.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has decided against disciplining any members of the United States military for an August drone attack in Kabul that killed 10 civilians, including seven children, the New York Times and several US news outlets reported on Monday.
The US is hoping pressure from Russia, China and some Arab states may yet persuade Iran to moderate its negotiating stance in regards to the steps the Biden administration must take before both sides return to the 2015 nuclear deal.