Iran has waived some key requirements within the framework of the restoration of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), in particular the requirement to close the international investigation into the origin of traces of uranium at a number of sites. Reuters reported this on Tuesday, citing an unnamed US official.
"Last week, they effectively dropped the main claims that were getting in the way of the deal. We think they finally crossed the Rubicon and took a step toward a possible deal on terms acceptable to [US President Joe] Biden. If they've been able to get closer, it's because of a move on the part of Iran. They have made concessions on issues that they held on to from the beginning," the source said.
Washington is still studying Iran's response. "If the deal succeeds, we will lift a number of sanctions, but Iran must roll back its nuclear program," the source said.
CNN, citing a senior US administration official, had earlier reported that Iran had dropped its demand to remove the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from the US State Department's list of terrorist organizations and lift sanctions under that status in order to restore the nuclear deal. "We said under no circumstances would we go for that. They insisted.
A month ago, their position softened, they said that [the IRGC] could stay on the list, but a number of companies linked to the IRGC should be removed from it. We said, "No, we're not going to do that,"" the US official said.
He added that Tehran wanted guarantees that the IAEA would stop investigating the origin of traces of uranium at the three sites. Washington rejected that demand.
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Based on materials from TASS