The US left a room for “the conversation window is open”
No negotiation table, Middle Eastern solutions keep twisting
Said Hativjade, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry. AFP Yonhap News
Iran rejected informal talks with the United States to restore the nuclear agreement (JCPOA · Comprehensive Joint Action Plan). He made it clear that there is no negotiation unless the sanctions are lifted. The US administration’s solution to the Middle East by Joe Biden, who attempted to solve the Iranian nuclear issue through subsurface negotiations, is becoming more and more twisted.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Said Hativjade said on the 28th (local time), “Looking at the recent words and actions of the United States, Britain, France, and Germany, Iran is not the right time to hold the informal talks proposed by the European nuclear agreement arbitrators.” Revealed. Iran heard that there was no change in the position of the United States as a reason for refusing the talks. “The Biden administration is still not giving up the’maximum pressure’ policy that former President Donald Trump failed to do,” said Hativjade. “The United States should stop unilateral and illegal sanctions and return to the implementation of a nuclear agreement.”
The US authorities expressed disappointment at Iran’s tough stance, but stressed that the window of dialogue was open. The White House left a space on the day that “Iran was disappointed because he refused to talk, but is ready to re-engage in meaningful diplomacy”
However, as the restoration of the nuclear agreement is the basis of the new Middle East policy of the Biden administration, failure to even set up a negotiation table is expected to be a considerable burden. As the cause of the explosion of an Israeli cargo ship off the coast of Oman near Iran on the 25th of last month is believed to be an attack on Iran, tensions in the region continue to rise. The United States also has no incentive to force Iran to enter the negotiations by bombing a pro-Iran militia base in Syria on the same day.
Iran also seems to have a multipurpose flag behind the background of refusing the talks, promoting diplomatic superiority and strengthening internal solidarity. The Wall Street Journal of the United States of America interpreted, “Iran’s enduring does not eliminate all hopes for direct negotiations, but an attempt to gain leverage in future talks.” A high-ranking US official, who requested anonymity, did not give Reuters a lot of meaning, saying, “Iran’s refusal to hold informal talks is part of the diplomatic process.”
There is also a peek at the intention to exaggerate the public sentiment that has worsened in the aftermath of the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19). The New York Times of the United States interpreted that “Spokesman Hativjade’s remarks were announced after President Biden ordered a retaliation attack in eastern Syria,” and “meaning that Iran does not want to appear as if it is surrendering to the United States ahead of the May presidential election.” did.
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