The 2015 international nuclear deal that limited Iran’s nuclear program and eased sanctions on the country has been hanging in the balance since 2018. The West has been trying to save it for a long time. But the US government is not very optimistic.
The US government sees no chance of reviving the nuclear deal with Iran “in the near future.” “We’re just not in a position where that’s a likely outcome in the near future,” said National Security Council communications director John Kirby. US President Joe Biden continues to work to ensure that Iran cannot acquire nuclear weapons.
“The President continues to believe that a diplomatic route is the best way to achieve this goal,” Kirby said. However, that is currently not in sight. “The Iranians have come back with inappropriate demands, many of which have nothing to do with the deal itself,” he lamented. “So we are unable to reach a satisfactory outcome and we will not enter into any agreement that is not in our national security interests.”
The US, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany are negotiating with Iran to restore the 2015 nuclear deal designed to prevent the country from building a nuclear bomb. It has been on hold since the United States left in 2018. The aim of the talks is to lift US sanctions against Iran and restrict Tehran’s nuclear program again.
In the end, however, the dispute seemed deadlocked. In recent weeks, Iranian security forces have used massive violence against citizens demonstrating against the repressive Islamic system. In response, the United States imposed sanctions on representatives of the Iranian leadership and the local security apparatus. Kirby said the US government is considering further punitive measures. The current focus is on holding the Iranian leadership accountable for the actions taken against innocent demonstrators.
