The US focus on Iran is on the Persian country's alleged supply of weapons to Russia, rather than a return to a nuclear agreement.
The US priority is the alleged arms deliveries from Iran to Russia.
TASS - The US intends to focus on Iran's alleged arms deliveries to Russia and the ongoing protests in that country, rather than on efforts to resume negotiations on the nuclear agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). This is what can be inferred from statements made by the US special envoy on Iran, Robert Malley, in an interview with Bloomberg on Saturday (3).
"Iran is not interested in a deal, and we are focused on other things. Right now, we can make a difference by trying to stop and disrupt the supply of weapons to Russia and by trying to support the fundamental aspirations of the Iranian people," he stated.
While the US doubts Tehran's interest in renewing the nuclear agreement, Malley said that interaction between the European Union and Iran continues and negotiations have not been formally suspended.
In 2015, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran to address the crisis surrounding its nuclear program. In 2018, then-US President Donald Trump decided to withdraw from the agreement, with Washington imposing its most comprehensive sanctions ever on Tehran. Current US leader Joe Biden has repeatedly indicated his support for rejoining the nuclear agreement. Since last April, Russia, the United Kingdom, Germany, China, the United States, and France have been conducting discussions with Iran in Vienna on resuming the JCPOA in its original form.
In November, Iran declared it would reconsider its agreements with the IAEA in light of the adoption of a resolution urging Tehran to immediately explain the origin of the nuclear material previously found at the country's facilities and to provide relevant documents and access to those sites. The document was drafted by the United States and three European countries (United Kingdom, France, and Germany). Iran perceived it as an instrument to exert political pressure. After that, Iran began enriching uranium to 60% at its Fordow nuclear facility.
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