Iran cautions Biden as it presses ahead with strategy to cut nuclear examinations

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Iran warns Biden as it pushes ahead with plan to cut nuclear inspections

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TEHRAN — President Joe Biden is pursuing the exact same policy versus Iran as his predecessor, the nation’s foreign minister stated Sunday, 2 days prior to Tehran has actually threatened to cut down United Nations examinations of its nuclear centers.

Mohammad Javad Zarif stated previous President Donald Trump’s policy of “maximum pressure” was still being used to Iran in an interview with the English language news firm, Press TELEVISION.

“The United States is addicted to sanctions, but they should know that Iran will not yield to pressure,” Zarif stated. “We are not seeking nuclear weapons.”

He likewise repeated Tehran’s position that Washington must take the primary step to restoring the 2015 nuclear contract with world powers, which provided sanctions relief to Iran in exchange for consenting to suppress its nuclear program.

Trump withdrew the U.S. from the offer, likewise referred to as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, in May 2018 and reimposed severe sanctions on Iran in a quote to separate the nation and significantly slash its oil exports.

In reaction Iran started breaching a few of the offer’s nuclear limitations and in December, legislators in the nation authorized an expense that would suspend part of U.N. examinations of its nuclear centers, if signatories do not offer remedy for sanctions by Feb. 23.

Iran will likewise stop the application of an extra procedure that permits U.N. inspectors to perform more invasive examinations to Iran’s nuclear centers.

Zarif insisted this would not suggest that Iran was deserting the offer, however stated the U.S. should still raise sanctions to save the pact. “All our steps are reversible,” he stated.

The Biden administration revealed recently that it was all set to hold talks with other world powers and Iran to talk about the offer, however both nations have actually been at chances over who must take the primary step to restore the accord.

Zarif’s contrast of Biden’s technique to Trump’s methods on Iran is a signal of frustration with the present rate and mindset of the Biden administration, stated Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, a Middle East security research study fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, a London believe tank.

“There was optimism that the Biden administration would have acted in a quicker manner when it comes to Iran,” Tabrizi stated. “Instead, one month in, it only stated its readiness to participate in talks last week — and for talks to translate into something concrete it will likely require some time.”

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Meanwhile, the head of the U.N. nuclear guard dog, Rafael Grossi, met with Iran’s atomic chief on Sunday.

The International Atomic Energy Agency stated recently the see was focused on finding “a mutually agreeable solution for the IAEA to continue essential verification activities in the country.”

Grossi is anticipated to inform the media on the outcomes of the talks later Sunday.

Ahead of the conference, Iranian deputy foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, informed Iranian state TELEVISION Saturday that the function of Grossi’s see was to “minimize possible damages” to cooperations in between Tehran and IAEA.

He included that nuclear examinations will be lowered by 20 to 30 percent after Feb. 23, however will still continue.

Amin Khodadadi reported from Tehran, Yuliya Talmazan from London.

Reuters and the Associated Press added to this report.