Recovery Of The 2015 Nuclear Deal, Iran Wants Sanction Revocation Guarantee

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Lapi. (Twitter/Iran Foreign Ministry)

JAKARTA - Iran wants guarantees of lifting sanctions, as part of negotiations on the recovery of the 2015 Nuclear Deal, a senior official said.

For more than a year, the European Union (EU) and other world powers have been in talks with Iran, to restore the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which eases sanctions on Iran in exchange for its nuclear program restrictions.

The United States, which has engaged in in indirect talks with Iran, withdrew from the deal when Donald Trump became president.

Tehran said on Monday failures to get assurances could lead to "unfavorable events related to the agreement", with the EU pointing out that the agreement was under threat.

"The most important problem for us is guarantees. If the guarantee framework is not strong, we can see unfortunate events related to the agreement at any time," Iran news agency Fars quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser as saying. September.

"The guarantee problem has two sides. One of them is the guarantee of lifting sanctions in a way that can economically benefit Iran from the JCPOA," he continued.

He said the government was also encouraging the UN nuclear watchdog to end its investigation into Iran's nuclear activities.

Tehran has been accused of failing to reveal all its activities after nuclear material was discovered at previously unannounced research sites.

"We witnessed this incident at the previous stage. Iran unilaterally implemented the agreement, the American government left and did not act, and European parties did not fulfill their obligations and were unable to compensate for the losses of US withdrawals," said Mili.

The deal can still be reached if "opposite parties have political will and can act constructively", he said.

Meanwhile, senior EU diplomat Josep Borrell said on Monday he was increasingly pessimistic about saving the deal.

"I apologize for saying that I lack confidence today than the previous 28 hours about the convergence of the negotiation process, about the prospect of closing the deal now," Borrell said in Brussels.

"If the process is not integrated, the whole process is in danger."

Previously, the European Union had compiled a proposal to save the agreement, while energy producers had followed the talks closely to see if there would be a breakthrough.