TEHRAN -- Iran said Wednesday the revival of the 2015 nuclear accord is “possible” should the American side adopt a realistic approach towards the negotiations.
An “agreement is possible with the American side’s realism,” Foreign Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian said during a telephone conversation with his Nigerian counterpart Geoffrey Onyeama.
Amir-Abdollahian said the Islamic Republic is committed to negotiations and willing to help the formation of a “strong and sustainable” agreement.
The United States, under former president Donald Trump, left the nuclear deal in 2018, returning the sanctions that it had lifted.
The Austrian capital of Vienna has been hosting many rounds of talks since last year to examine the prospect of the deal’s restoration and fresh removal of the inhumane and illegal economic bans.
The Iranian foreign minister also hoped that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would resort to performing its technical duty concerning the Islamic Republic and avoid adopting a politically-charged approach towards the country.
The UN nuclear agency has time and again accused Iran of partially withholding cooperation with it. Tehran strongly rejects the allegation, saying it shows the body’s political approach to the country.
Onyeama and Amir-Abdollahian addressed the latest status of Tehran and Abuja’s bilateral ties as well as various international developments.
Amir-Abdollahian is the half-a-century-long history of the countries’ relations is a “great and strong asset” that could be used towards expansion of their political, economic, and cultural ties on the basis of their “common interests”.
For his part, Onyeama laid emphasis on the “good will” that Iran has displayed throughout the course of the negotiations, hoping that the United States’ would resume complying with the agreement.
He said historical and amicable relations between the two countries are a proper basis for further development of their bilateral cooperation.