Hawzah News Agency- During the second round of indirect talks with the United States in Rome, the Iranian delegation emphasized to the US side that it regards the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) as a "lesson learned" and has no intention of returning to it, according to Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
He noted that while some optimism about the prospects of these negotiations persists, it remains cautious. He also indicated that some progress has been made in outlining the framework for a future agreement.
This session followed the inaugural round held on April 12 in Muscat, where U.S. and Iranian representatives, led respectively by Special Envoy Steven Witkoff and Araghchi, engaged in negotiations facilitated by Oman concerning Tehran’s nuclear program.
In 2015, Iran and a group of international mediators - comprising Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States - signed the JCPOA, aiming to resolve a long-standing nuclear crisis that began in 2004 amid Western concerns over Tehran’s alleged pursuit of nuclear weapons.
However, U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the agreement during his first term, undermining the deal’s implementation. Subsequently, President Joe Biden expressed willingness to re-enter the JCPOA, and negotiations have been ongoing since April 2021 to restore the accord to its original terms. Despite these efforts, diplomatic progress has been elusive.
Source: RUSSIAN NEWS AGENCY
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