TABNAK, Feb 04: In a statement, the MFA confirmed that it plans to continue talks and negotiations on the nuclear issue as it was doing in the past.
The statement added that the Supreme National Security Council of Iran is still responsible for determining the negotiating strategy and coordinating between relevant institutions.
US President Donald Trump quit the multilateral nuclear deal with Iran in his first term in May 2018 and returned all the previous sanctions that had been lifted under the agreement and added new ones.
According to the deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran agreed to put a cap on its nuclear work in return for the termination of financial and economic sanctions.
The JCPOA was clinched in 2015 between Iran and the 5+1 group, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany, after nearly two years of intensive negotiations.
After the U.S. withdrawal, Iran remained fully committed to the JCPOA for a full year. Finally, in May 2019, after the European sides failed to honor their commitments, Iran started to gradually lift limits on its nuclear activities. At the time Iran announced if the European parties would abide by their share of the agreement it would reverse its decision. However, the Europeans failed to do so.
