Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is talking about reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the 2015 deal between the U.S. and Iran that placed limits on Iran’s nuclear program in return to the lifting of sanctions. President Donald Trump scotched the deal in 2018 and the Biden Administration efforts to reverse it were desultory at best. “If the two sides fulfill all their obligations and build confidence, they can discuss other issues (of common interests) in addition to the revival of the nuclear agreement,” Tasnim reported Pezeshkian telling European Council President Charles Michel during a telephone call yesterday.
He further noted that the double standard policies of the United States and some European countries have further emboldened the Israeli regime to commit more heinous crimes in Gaza and across the region. “The Islamic Republic of Iran has always supported peace, tranquility and stability across the world and for all nations and believes that any trend in any part of the world that endangers these values should be stopped,” Pezeshkian added. He noted that the U.S. policies on exerting pressure on countries like Iran and depriving them of all their rights and interests are in line with Washington’s goal to prevent the establishment of a new world order, warning that such moves will harm global stability and peace.
