A National Security Council spokesperson said in White House Thursday, “We are not in a situation where (a return to the agreement on the Iranian nuclear program) is a likely scenario in the near future.”
John Kirby told reporters that President joe biden “He still thinks the diplomatic approach is the best” to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, realizing “but we are not close to ensuring the implementation of the JCPOA. The Iranians have returned (to negotiations) with unreasonable demands, which many see as having nothing to do with the agreement.” Himself”.
“We are currently focused on holding the regime accountable for what it is doing to innocent protesters,” he added, referring to the repression of the demonstrations that erupted against the death of Mahsa Amini.
On Wednesday, the US State Department said:nuclear deal The Iranian is not our focus at the moment, instead we are interested in supporting the protesters in Iran.”
On the nuclear deal, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a press conference: “The Iranians have made it very clear that this is not a deal they were prepared to conclude, and therefore does not appear imminent,” according to what was reported by the American “CNN” network.
The death of the 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman on September 16 led to the largest wave of protests and violence in the country in nearly three years.
(AFP, The New Arab)