US and Germany pressurized Iran over Nuclear Program

The two world giants came to table to talk about the elephant in room and address the talks pertaining around Iran’s nuclear program. The U.S. and Germany stepped up pressure on Iran to return soon to talks on its nuclear program, with Germany's foreign minister saying that a delay of two or three months floated by Tehran is too long.

The remaining parties to the 2015 accord with world powers meant to contain Iran's nuclear program held several rounds of talks in Vienna earlier this year on how to bring the U.S. back into the deal and how Iran can return to compliance with its terms.

It should be noted that last week, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian mentioned in the press conference that other parties should understand that it takes at least two to three months for a new administration to settle down before taking any decision.

At the same time, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas noted that a delay of two or three months floated by Tehran is not good enough and termed it too long for the program. Despite the IAEA reports nothing that Iran had been complying with its nuclear obligations, the US had unilaterally pulled out of the nuclear deal and reimposed several strict economic sanctions in 2018 under the then President Donald Trump.

Amidst the chaos, Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia have tried to preserve the accord, and US President Joe Biden has shown his interest in rejoining the pact. The Iranian government's website quoted Raisi as saying that Iran has cooperated with the IAEA, indicating Tehran's willingness to be transparent in its nuclear activities.

He concluded by saying that it is natural that in the case of a nonconstructive attitude in the agency, it is not logical to expect Iran to have a constructive reaction.

Source: Blinken warns US getting ‘closer’ to giving up on Iran nuclear deal | Arab News