Iranian news agency Irna, referring to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Arakči on Thursday, informed that The government in Tehran responded to a letter from US President Donald Trump. He called it in it to conclude a new nuclear agreement. Iran sent his answer through Oman. This was pointed out by Reuters and AP, TASR informs.
Iranian representatives did not inform the content of the letter. Arakčí only stated that Iranian policy remains unwavering on this issue and Tehran will not directly negotiate under pressure and continued military threats of Washington. However, he stated that indirect interviews conducted for previous administrations could continue.
During his first term of office in 2018, Trump resigned from the agreement between Iran and the superpowers concluded in 2015. According to the agreement, sanctions imposed on Iran have been alleviated in exchange for limiting its nuclear activities. Tehran has ceased to comply with the terms of the agreement in response to the US resignation and progressed significantly in nuclear development, writes Reuters.
This month, the US President sent a letter to Tehran. In it Iran He called on to decide whether to start new negotiations or to bear stricter sanctions under Trump’s “maximum pressure policy”.
Both countries have interrupted diplomatic relations during the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979. Their communication has since been mediated by the Swiss Embassy in Tehran. Indirect interviews also mediated Oman within the so -called. Mascry process.
