Moscow.
Russia today greeted the American decision to undo the reintroduction of UN sanctions on Iran initiated by former US President Donald Trump, but stressed the need to resume the nuclear deal with Tehran.
“Giving up calls for sanctions is in itself a good thing,” said the Kremlin spokesman. Dmitri Peskov, at his daily telephone press conference.
He emphasized that “such sanctioning pressure has apparently not contributed to the implementation of the Comprehensive Plan of Joint Action (JCPOA, in the acronym), especially when it made the situation very complex, without a way out.”
“In that sense, (the new US position) is a sign event positiveBut the most important thing is to restore the JCPOA regime, ”Peskov added.
He recalled that Russia has always regretted Washington’s decision in 2018 to cancel the nuclear agreement with Iran, signed in 2015 by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (the United States, Russia, China, France). and the United Kingdom). European Union and Germany.
“As before, we are in favor of this document and call on everyone to do everything possible to effectively comply with it,” said the Russian Presidency spokesman.
Next Thursday, the US permanent mission to the UN will have the Security Council That annulled the communications of the previous United States government asking Iran to re-impose sanctions for violations of the JCPOA.
Israel insists there is danger
Israel today spoke out again against the possibility of the United States returning to the nuclear deal with Iran, following yesterday’s offer by the White House to resume negotiations with Tehran.
“Israel remains committed to preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and its position on the nuclear deal has not changed,” a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet said today.
In addition, he added that “returning to the old agreement will pave Iran’s way to a nuclear arsenal” and explained that the Israeli authorities are in contact with U.S regarding this issue.
Israel has always been a staunch opponent of the agreement, celebrating Washington’s withdrawal from the pact and the Donald Trump administration’s re-imposition of all economic sanctions on Tehran in 2018.