Sullivan: Sanctions will not be lifted until Iran fully returns to the JCPOA

The US national security adviser says no sanctions will be lifted until the US is satisfied that Iran is fully complying with the JCPOA. Joe Biden has previously said that 60% enrichment is “not helpful.”

On Sunday, April 18, the US National Security Advisor spoke to Fox News about indirect negotiations between the United States and Iran and efforts to curb Iran's nuclear program.

According to Fox News, Jake Sullivan, in his remarks, while not specifying what the United States would receive from Iran in exchange for the lifting of sanctions, emphasized that trusting Iran to fulfill its obligations is very important.

Sullivan added: "What I want to say is that the United States will not lift sanctions until it is sure that Iran is fully complying with its obligations under the JCPOA."

The US National Security Advisor added about the details of the US demands: "That Iran suspend its nuclear program, that this suspension be longer, that the level of enrichment concentration and the amount of enrichment be reduced, and that the United States will not make any concessions until we are assured of all of these."

Previously, US President Joe Biden and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in response to the news of Iran's 60% enrichment, said that this Iranian action would not be "helpful" in a situation where negotiations are underway and would question "Iran's seriousness" in reaching an agreement.

In an interview with Fox News regarding the withdrawal of US and NATO forces from Afghanistan, Jake Sullivan said that the United States will not allow the country to once again become a land of terror and terror.

He added that the United States will not hesitate to provide humanitarian and logistical assistance to Afghanistan, while American forces will not be stationed far from Afghanistan.

Source: DW