Iran mentioned Monday it should host Russian and Chinese officers on Tuesday to debate its nuclear program.
“We are in constant consultation with these two countries to prevent activation of the snapback or to mitigate its consequences,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei instructed a news briefing in Tehran, cited by the semi-official Tasnim news company.
The “snapback” provision beneath the 2015 nuclear deal permits signatories to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran whether it is present in violation of the deal.
Baghaei additionally confirmed a deliberate assembly with the three European signatories of the nuclear deal-the UK, France, and Germany, together with the European Union in Istanbul on the upcoming Friday.
The assembly was set after the E3 expressed readiness to reimpose the sanctions by triggering the snapback mechanism if Tehran doesn’t return to negotiations on its nuclear program.
“We have no plans to hold talks with the US in the current situation,” Baghaei mentioned.
Talks between Tehran and the US had been being held by way of Omani mediators till Israel’s shock assault on Iran on June 13, which triggered a 12-day conflict. The assault got here simply two days earlier than a deliberate sixth spherical of negotiations within the Omani capital, Muscat.
Iran accused the US of complicity within the Israeli assault, which killed high Iranian navy officers, nuclear scientists, and civilians. The US additionally launched strikes on three main Iranian nuclear websites, claiming to have obliterated them. A ceasefire took impact on June 24.
Source: www.anews.com.tr