Tehran confirms its refusal to amend terms of nuclear agreement or add parties to it

In a televised speech during the weekly cabinet meeting, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said: “I say clearly to the international community, especially the countries involved in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the official name of the agreement), whether it is 4 + 1 or 5 + 1 in the future, that no item of the nuclear deal will be changed, according to Agence France-Presse.

"No one will be added to the JCPOA," Rouhani added, stressing that "we will not become 5 + 2 or 5 + 3."

He believed that the agreement, which was concluded during his reign after arduous discussions, "was the result of ten years of negotiations ... The agreement was not an easy matter," heading to the Americans by saying, "This is the agreement, if they want it, welcome, everyone will return to commitment." In case they don't want to, they can move on with their lives. "

Former President Donald Trump decided to unilaterally withdraw his country from the agreement concluded in 2015 between Iran and six major countries (the United States, France, Britain, Russia, China, and Germany), and re-impose harsh economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

However, the administration of the new president, Joe Biden, hinted at the possibility of returning to the agreement, but called on Tehran to return to full implementation of its obligations under it. Likewise, the new administration talked about consulting its allies on any new agreement, while Saudi Arabia, the most prominent regional opponent of Iran, demanded to be part of any new discussions of the agreement.

The agreement allowed for the lifting of many of the economic sanctions that were imposed on Tehran, in exchange for providing guarantees to Western countries of the peaceful goals of the Iranian nuclear program.

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