Iran returns to JCPOA revival talks in Vienna with "five conditions"
The JCPOA negotiations continue in Vienna. Iran is said to have returned to the talks with five conditions. These conditions include the lifting of sanctions and the payment of compensation. Iran had previously presented two “unacceptable” drafts.
The seventh round of nuclear talks will resume on Thursday, December 9, after a break of several days. Iran's meetings with world powers in the past six rounds have been fruitless. The Iranian negotiating team has submitted two draft proposals to the negotiating parties, which have not been accepted by them.
Lebanon's Al-Mayadeen news network announced on Wednesday evening, citing informed sources, that the Iranian delegation has five conditions in the Vienna talks.
Al-Mayadeen wrote that Iran's first condition is the lifting of sanctions related to the JCPOA and sanctions under other titles. According to the news network, the Islamic Republic also wants the possibility of verifying the lifting of sanctions, providing guarantees for the parties' adherence to the agreement, and compensating for the damages suffered by Iran.
Reaction to the British Foreign Secretary's warning
According to Al-Mayadeen, Iranian sources said they believe that a quick conclusion to the talks is unlikely. They also called the British Foreign Secretary's recent statements an unacceptable threat.
A day before the resumption of the Vienna talks, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss called on Tehran officials to return to their commitments under the terms of the JCPOA, as this is the "last chance."
Al-Mayadeen Network did not mention the names of Iranian sources, but Iranian media, including most of the official news agencies of the Islamic Republic, published the news of Iran's five conditions, quoting Al-Mayadeen.
These conditions have not been officially announced by senior Iranian officials or the Iranian negotiating team in Vienna.
Since Iran has significantly increased the rate and concentration of its uranium enrichment in recent months, some analysts have concluded that this could be a "negotiation tactic" to achieve its "maximum demands" in the Vienna talks.
Western countries are skeptical about Iran's seriousness in the negotiations, and Russia and China, Iran's allies, have also expressed dissatisfaction with the Islamic Republic's conditions.
The European negotiating countries, including Germany, considered the proposals presented by Iran to be "exaggerated" and "unacceptable" and called on Iran to return to the negotiating table with "realistic proposals."
Source: DW
