Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged the United States to lift all sanctions it had imposed on Iran, then the regime would, in turn, return to its commitments under the nuclear deal.
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"The ball is in America's court. When the US Court removes its illegal sanctions on Iran, everything will return to how it should be," the president said.
Rouhani claimed that the US approach to threaten and apply "maximum pressure" on the regime has failed, saying "only an approach based on rationality and mutual respect will help overcome these challenges."
Nevertheless, in a conversation with his Swiss counterpart, President Guy Parmelin, Rouhani denied the possibility of a renewed nuclear deal. He claimed that Iran had acted with transparency as part of the nuclear agreement and repeated that when the US removes sanctions on Iran, in action and not just on paper, Tehran will recommit to the existing nuclear deal which the US chose to leave under the Trump administration.
Act of Parliament will be executed on time (23 Feb) and the IAEA has been informed today to ensure the smooth transition to a new course in due time. After all, goodwill brings about goodwill!
— Gharibabadi (@Gharibabadi) February 15, 2021
In addition, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh warned that unless the US removes all sanctions, Iran will continue to defy the nuclear agreement.
Iran also informed the International Atomic Energy Agency that it would limit IAEA inspectors' access to its nuclear sites.
"The IAEA has been informed today [Monday] to ensure the smooth transition to a new course in due time," Iran's representative to the IAEA Kazem Gharibabadi tweeted. "After all, goodwill brings about goodwill!"
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