Jan 13, 2021
Iran Calls for Future Nuclear Talks, Drop Sanctions ‘Snapback’
A top adviser said, Any future negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program should drop the so-called “snapback” provision that the U.S. invoked to impose new sanctions on the Islamic Republic’ suggesting the country’s leaders might be willing to amend the deal.
“This mechanism should definitely be put to one side as an irrational principle in the event of any future negotiations,” Ali Akbar Velayati, an aide to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in an interview published on the latter’s website on Monday.
The comments come at a sensitive time. Last week Iran announced a significant breach of the nuclear deal by reviving production of 20% enriched uranium, hours after it seized a South Korean-flagged tanker in the Persian Gulf.
