Tehran 0
1 August 2019

President Rouhani remarked that “we may reach positive results in negotiations in the coming weeks; but if we do not, we will take the third step [in breaching the JCPOA] firmer”. He added that “we will keep negotiating, but will manage the country based on failure of negotiations”. President Rouhani also noted that “if the JCPOA stands, [the] arms embargo will be lifted politically and legally next year”.

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