Biden: Now Is Not the Time to Abandon Nuclear Negotiations with Iran

Joe Biden, the President of the United States, said on Wednesday, December 29, that now is not the time to abandon negotiations with Iran over reviving the nuclear agreement.

During a press conference held on the occasion of the first anniversary of his presidency, he stated: “Now is not the time to leave these negotiations. There are developments taking place.”

The U.S. President, referring to the parties negotiating with Iran, added: “The P5+1 group agrees with each other. But we must be patient and wait and see.”

Negotiations between Iran and world powers, consisting of Britain, Russia, China, France, Germany, and the United States, to revive the JCPOA began with the Biden administration taking office. Between Iran and the United States, they are negotiating indirectly through the intermediary of the other four JCPOA member countries.

However, what the West is now warning about is the lack of time. Antony Blinken, the U.S. Secretary of State, said last week that there are only a few weeks left to save the JCPOA, and Washington is prepared to resort to “other options” in case negotiations fail.

Mr. Blinken also raised the issue of time running short on Wednesday, just hours before Mr. Biden’s remarks, saying: “The interests of America and its allies require that we return to the nuclear agreement, but in my view, there are only a few weeks left to revive the JCPOA.”

The top American diplomat also noted that Iran has sought guarantees in the Vienna talks that America will not withdraw from the JCPOA, but the administration within the American political system cannot provide such strong guarantees.

He stated: “Joe Biden, the President of the United States, has emphatically declared that as long as he holds this position, he will be committed to the JCPOA, but we cannot make such a commitment on behalf of future American governments.”

The nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers was reached during the presidency of Barack Obama in the United States, but Washington unilaterally canceled the agreement with the Trump administration taking office. Iran, in response, gradually stepped back from its nuclear commitments.

Source: Radio Farda