Tehran: nuclear deal does not need mediators

Khatibzadeh said in a press conference on Monday, "if the Americans want to act with wisdom, we do not stop them, but rather we will welcome and encourage them."

He added, "The nuclear agreement does not need intermediaries. Everything was written in this international agreement, and even the breaks were discussed when this agreement was formulated."

In addition, Khatibzadeh accused the European member states of the agreement of violating it, saying: "It is the party that should return to its obligations, not us."

He added, "Europe can play a very historical and correct role by fulfilling its commitments and distancing itself from the perception that it can use the inhuman pressure tools created by the Trump administration, because this policy has failed."

He indicated that Tehran would suspend the implementation of the additional protocol if the parties to the agreement did not return to their obligations.

Khatibzadeh stressed that Iran's escalatory steps can be reversed if the other parties fulfill their obligations, and said: "If the other parties do not fulfill their obligations according to the Iranian parliament law, on March 21, Iran will suspend inspections."

On Sunday, US President Joe Biden said, "The United States will not lift sanctions on Iran until it returns to the negotiating table to revive the nuclear deal."

Biden's speech came hours after Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei announced his condition that the United States lift all sanctions in exchange for Tehran's return to its obligations.

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