During this week's General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia proposed an amendment to an IAEA safeguards resolution in an effort to legitimize their submarine deal in the context of the NPT.
We are not in a hurry to reach an agreement, but we will not allow the negotiations to erode, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh
Tehran is now waiting for its counterparts including the US to announce their own political decisions
Iran foreign ministry spokesperson said some technical, legal issues remain to be resolved
The Iranian foreign minister also urged the removal of all US sanctions against Iran
The Iran nuclear deal of 2015 restricted Iran’s time period to build a nuclear bomb, called the breakout period, to 10 years. This Donald Trump felt was too little and therefore walked out of the deal. Analysts now believe that since Trump walked out, Iran has already produced fissile material sufficient for two bombs. Any new deal will have to suss out these bombs and neutralize them.
In 2015, a major agreement between Iran and six other countries meant Iran accepted limits on its nuclear activities in return for an end to harsh penalties, or sanctions, that hurt its economy
The United States has no indication whether Iran will accept the offer; it has cautioned that the prospect of a meeting was a first step in what would be a lengthy, difficult process towards restoring the nuclear deal.
He has indicated what he calls “Tehran’s final and irreversible decision” on the issue in an effort to stem the raging controversy. Specifically, the country will comply with the 2015 nuclear deal only if America lifts the sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
Earlier in September, the US had imposed its first-ever sanctions against Iran’s space agency and accused it of disguising a missile program.
