US Ambassador to the UN: We may not reach an agreement on the JCPOA

Linda Thomas Greenfield has said that despite progress in the negotiations to revive the JCPOA with Iran, there is a possibility that an agreement will not be reached. Amir Abdollahian announced the exchange of written messages between Iran and the United States during the Vienna talks.

Linda Thomas Greenfield, the US ambassador to the United Nations, said in a press conference on Tuesday, May 3 (May 13), that some progress has been made in the negotiations to revive the JCPOA, but much work still needs to be done and “it is also possible that we will not reach an agreement.”

He added that if diplomacy fails, the United States will work closely with the international community to increase pressure on Iran. This comes after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed on Tuesday that returning to the JCPOA was the only way to confront Iran's nuclear threats.

ISNA news agency also wrote on Wednesday, May 4, quoting Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, that “negotiations have not stopped, but are being conducted in other ways and through the exchange of written messages between Iran and the United States through the European Union representative in the Vienna talks.” Abdollahian said in an interview with Al-Masirah TV: “Lifting sanctions in all sectors and providing economic guarantees is one of the most important points on our negotiating agenda.”

The Vienna talks have been stalled for weeks. The Noornews news outlet, close to Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said that the unresolved issues in the Vienna talks are not limited to the removal of the Revolutionary Guard Corps from the US list of terrorist groups, and that there are other outstanding issues as well.