🧵 Oped by new Iran nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani ahead of resumed nuclear talks in Vienna tomorrow, suggesting Iran position hardening. “…To ensure any forthcoming agreement is ironclad, the west needs to pay a price for having failed to uphold its part of the bargain….”
https://twitter.com/najmeh_tehran/status/1464973394303139850
“As in any business, a deal is a deal, and breaking it has consequences.
“Iran remains committed to the process and we will adhere to our commitments. From our perspective, the principle of ‘mutual compliance’ cannot form a proper base for negotiations since it was the US gov’t
“Iran remains committed to the process and we will adhere to our commitments. From our perspective, the principle of ‘mutual compliance’ cannot form a proper base for negotiations since it was the US gov’t
“which unilaterally left the deal. The US should therefore demonstrate that it is serious this time, and that it possesses the necessary competence to fulfil its commitments. …
…”Iran did not succumb to the use of either military threats, economic sanctions or ‘maximum pressure’ under Trump & it will not do so under Biden. In order to secure the rights..of our nation, we are ready for a fair & careful discussion, based on the principles of ‘guarantee’
“ & ‘verification’. This must prioritise compensation for the violation of the deal, which includes the removal of all post-JCPOA sanctions….”
“In return, Iran is ready to voluntarily fulfil its nuclear commitments in accordance with the agreement. We remain prepared to react proportionately to any pressure and reciprocate any goodwill gesture….”
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