TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign
Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in a telephone conversation have called for the removal all sanctions unlawfully imposed by the U.S. against Iran.
During the phone talk, Amir-Abdollahian and Lavrov reaffirmed their respective countries’ commitment to the restoration of the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), in its original version.
The two sides reiterated that all the U.S. unlawful sanctions should be removed.
The Iranian foreign minister outlined Tehran’s position on the JCPOA, calling on the European countries to appear more serious in the Vienna talks.
He called on the negotiating parties to come up with initiatives in the sanctions removal talks.
The Russia foreign minister, for his part, said that emphasis has been put on the need to remove all illegal sanctions imposed on Iran, including those contrary to the 2015 nuclear deal and UN Security Council Resolution 2231 that endorse it.
Lavrov said Russia has spared no effort to get Americans attune all their laws with the JCPOA regulations and those stipulated by the UN Security Council Resolution 2231.
“Diplomatic creativity of all negotiating parties in addition to showing patience for achieving necessary coordination were keys to the success of the ongoing round of talks in the Austrian capital,” he added.

Iran Ready for ‘Good Deal’

Earlier on Monday, Amir-Abdollahian in a telephone conversation with his Omani counterpart, Sayyid Badr Albusaidi expressed Tehran’s readiness to reach a “good agreement” in order to take full advantage of the economic benefits of the 2015 nuclear agreement and address the potential concerns of the other parties.
“The Islamic Republic stands ready to reach a good deal to take full advantage of the economic benefits of the 2015 deal and remove possible concerns of the other side,” Amir-Abdollahian said.
“Then, Iran’s nuclear program would be pursued under the JCPOA in exchange for the removal of sanctions,” he said, in explaining what a “good agreement” between Iran and the P4+1 group of countries on the fate of the nuclear agreement would look like.
The JCPOA was abandoned in 2018 by then-U.S. president Donald Trump, who then went on to target Iran’s economy with what he called a “maximum pressure” campaign, which failed to compel Iran to negotiate a “new deal.”
The seventh round of the Vienna talks, the first under Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s administration, began on November 29 after a five-month pause.
Days into the renewed talks, Iran presented two draft texts which address, separately, the removal of U.S. bans and Iran’s return to its nuclear commitments under the JCPOA. Tehran also said it was preparing a third draft text on the verification of the sanctions removal.
In the Monday conversation, Amir-Abdollahian also pointed to the positive relations between Tehran and Oman and the will of the two countries to strengthen their bilateral ties as well as regional and international cooperation.
The top Omani diplomat, for his part, referred to Muscat’s support for the Vienna talks.
He further said that Iran’s emphasis on seriousness and diligence in concluding the discussions causes optimism and that Oman has always been consulting in this regard.