Thread on Deputy FM @araghchi remarks, via @SaraMassoumi :
"Dark forces have committed themselves to prevent the revival of #JCPOA. Mr. Borrell has spoken of replacing "maximum pressure" with "Maximum diplomacy." We certainly welcome such an approach...
"Dark forces have committed themselves to prevent the revival of #JCPOA. Mr. Borrell has spoken of replacing "maximum pressure" with "Maximum diplomacy." We certainly welcome such an approach...
"Iran is prepared to follow suit.There is no other path but max. diplomacy to achieve this goal [reviving JCPOA?]. 2 points :1-those who left the negotiation table and sought to destroy the deal must come back first. US was the country that left the negotiation table....
...& imposed sanctions on Iran once again. If they want to come back to JCPOA, they must first remove sanctions. If this happens, Iran will also return to its commitments.This must be done in a coordinated framework& in a sequential order ....
"2nd point is that some groups in the US, Europe & those who acted against this deal& those who celebrated Trump's withdrawal are among them. These are the sworn enemies of Iran& they can be called 'forces of darkness...
All these forces have committed themselves to prevent revival of JCPOA. Everyone must be careful about the forces that seek to kill this movement [to revive JCPOA] and follow their policies in a rational & wise way....
For us, reviving of JCPOA & removal of sanctions is good, but we won't beg for it. If they want to come back to JCPOA they must also come back to their commitments, and will reciprocate. If this doesn't happen we won't be rolling a red carpet for them....
If they are ready to alter course, we welcome this and this is something that can happen in the coming weeks. It is also possible that the 'forces of darkness' prevent this. [END]