Tehran 0
26 May 2022

Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian maintained that “we have reached a point that if the American side makes a realistic decision [regarding the Vienna talks], an agreement would be within reach”, adding: “When we talk about [a] return to the JCPOA, it means resumption of normal economic and trade activities of Iran within the context of international economy and global trade... We say out loud that the main factor [that has stalled the negotiations] is that Iran and the people of Iran must avail themselves of full economic advantages of the JCPOA”. “The IRGC being on the U.S. blacklist of terrorist groups is a secondary issue that has been magnified by the pro-Israeli lobby”, he claimed.

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