Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran held nuclear talks with the P5+1 countries for the removal of sanctions against Tehran, and that there would be no deal between the two sides if the bans remain in place.
Sadegh Zibakalam, an Iranian political analyst, has said that unaccountability is a problem bigger than sanctions for Iran, adding that the country should learn lessons from other nations on fixing the economy.
Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan says Tehran will not allow international inspections of any sites beyond the requirements of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
The nuclear deal between Iran and P5+1 has nothing to do with Iran’s relations, nor does it mean rapprochement between Tehran and Washington, said Ayatollah Yazdi.
Boroujerdi said that former chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and former nuclear chief Fereydoun Abbasi attended a session of the JCPOA Review Committee.
A report by tabnak.ir has said that Saudi Arabia is using the Khobar Towers bombing as a trump card to influence a congressional decision on the Iran nuclear deal in the United States.
If JCPOA is rejected by Congress, the global credibility of the US will take a hit and the paradigm of the US foreign and domestic policy will change, Salehi predicted.
Hossein Mousavian, in a piece published by The Washington Post, has said an alliance between the moderate president and the principlist parliament speaker is a significant development in Iran’s political landscape and has positioned pragmatism as a palpable political force in Iran.
President Rouhani said in a press conference that modernization of Arak heavy water reactor as agreed upon in JCPOA will be done by China and another P5+1 member states.
Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of the Expediency Council, has said that Iran has mastered the nuclear knowhow and marched toward development thanks to the Supreme Leader’s prudence and guidelines.
Iran will begin to implement the Additional Protocol according to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, said the Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Iran has secured 70 to 80 percent success in nuclear talks with P5+1 and it is not fair to cast doubt on the outcome, said the Iranian intelligence minister.
Stephen Kinzer, a Brown University lecturer, has said that the US Congress is likely to reject the Iran nuclear deal, but President Obama will veto its decision and this will help implement the deal.
President Rouhani has said that Iran’s defense industries are geared for defending our territories, establishment and interests, not aggression against other nations.
Repeated allegations by US officials intended to satisfy the pro-Israel lobbies show the American officials' uncertainty when it comes to their own national preferences, said Afkham.
A former US negotiator has said that Israel and Arab nations are concerned that an independent and powerful Iran may overshadow the sway they hold in the region.
An Iranian presidential advisor has said that the assets FM Zarif tapped into to successfully conclude a nuclear deal with P5+1 had been accumulated during Jalili's stewardship of the talks.
