Blinken warned of Iran's rapid breakthrough towards nuclear, and expressed a desire to return to the agreement after it was upgraded: "If you went back to meeting commitments, we would do the same."
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"If Iran returns to meeting its obligations under the nuclear deal, we would do the same," US Secretary of State Anthony Blinkan said tonight (Monday to Tuesday) when asked about the nuclear deal with Iran.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken tells CNN's @WolfBlitzer that Iran is closer than it has been to having the capacity to produce the raw material for a nuclear weapon.
"If Iran returns to compliance with its obligations under the nuclear agreement, we will do the same thing."
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- The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) February 8, 2021
In an interview with CNN, he explained that if the Iranians are willing to return to the nuclear deal, then the United States will work with its allies and other partners to build a longer and stronger agreement. Blinken said that the US intends to include matters in it. "Such as Iran's missile program and its actions that undermine stability in the region."
The US Secretary of State added that "the problem we are facing is that in recent months Iran has lifted bans on it one after another that have been imposed and reviewed under the agreement. We have withdrawn from the agreement, Iran has begun removing the various restrictions in the agreement. "Nuclear fissure material. According to reports, it is three or four months. So the first important thing is that Iran returns to its commitments. They are far from it. But if they do, through diplomacy exists, and we are ready to go."
Earlier tonight, the Reuters news agency reported that the United States was considering a range of possible measures aimed at reviving the nuclear deal signed with Iran in 2015.
According to sources who spoke with the news agency, among the options on the table, the possibility of promoting reciprocal measures that are smaller than the full compliance required by the nuclear agreement is being considered.
The purpose of these measures will be to build trust that will buy both parties time to continue the dialogue.
Blinken: "Iran's time for nuclear weapons to shrink to three to four months" // Photo: Reuters
According to the report, the sources stressed that US President Joe Biden has not yet decided on an orderly policy on the issue, and that at present his stated position remains as it was - Iran will return to the nuclear agreement and fulfill its full obligations before the United States does so.
A senior U.S. State Department official who spoke to Reuters under the guise of anonymity said Biden's new administration is still consulting with Congress, its allies and other partners on its return to nuclear deal with Iran. "We are exploring a range of ideas relevant to our stated policy. "That we will be ready to return to action under the nuclear deal if Iran is ready as well."
Another source who spoke to Reuters and referred to the urgency of returning to an agreement with Iran noted that "this is an urgent situation. If we can not take advantage of the window of opportunity now, it is very difficult to think we can negotiate significantly before the autumn. The current nuclear route could close many doors."
Earlier this week, on Sunday, President Biden made it clear that his country would not lift the heavy economic sanctions on Tehran in order to return to the negotiating table with it.
Biden demanded that Iran stop enriching uranium in a way that goes beyond the agreement before talks can take place between the two countries.
