An Iranian MP says the parliamentary motion on nuclear talks does not tie the hands of government and the country’s nuclear negotiating team in adopting tactics.
The president said that nuclear talks have always been based on the guidelines of the Leader and the criteria set by the Supreme National Security Council and the Constitution.
Under a parliamentary motion on the nuclear case, the IAEA can only run conventional checks of [Iran’s] nuclear sites within the framework of the Safeguards Agreement.
Ali Bigdeli, an expert in international affairs, says that nuclear talks have reached the point of no return and that the parties to the talks have to clinch a final deal.
The government spokesman has said that the Rouhani administration is trying to loosen the noose of unjust sanctions around Iran’s neck and does not let some individuals derail nuclear talks.
The top councilor criticized those who view interaction with the rest of the world as humiliating, urging them to stop shouting slogans that interfere with the country's progress.
Iran has rejected as “totally fabricated” a Reuters report that the UN Security Council will lift sanctions against Tehran after approval by the US Congress.
Non-nuclear subjects, including the country's military issues, have no place in the negotiations at all, Shamkhani said in an interview with Arabic-language Al-Manar TV.
Kamalvandi said oppositions to the talks have created difficulties both for Iran and other negotiating countries in the course of nuclear negotiations.
He said that his government is committed to developing the country and removing the sanctions and will stand up against those who have a vested interest in foreign sanctions.
A Russian deputy foreign minister has said that sanctions against Iran will be suspended and subsequently canceled depending on how the IAEA certifies Tehran’s measures.
Professor Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh, an Iranian geopolitics researcher, says efforts to serve Iran’s national interests should not be put on hold because of the skepticism voiced by a few.
A former Foreign Ministry spokesman says the Americans, who have prolonged the talks, cannot put on a holier-than-thou face blaming Iran for the inconclusiveness of the talks.
A senior Iranian negotiator has outlined the general points of a mutual understanding that Iran and P5+1 reached in Lausanne over Tehran’s nuclear program.
The Atomic Energy Agency spokesman has rejected different interpretations of the Additional Protocol, saying it does not allow general access by inspectors to Iran’s sites.
