TEHRAN, March 10 (Xinhua) -- A top Iranian security official on Thursday slammed U.S. approach to the ongoing talks in Vienna on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal, saying Washington is not willing to reach a "strong deal" that would satisfy both sides.
"U.S. approach to Iran's principled demands, coupled with its unreasonable offers and unjustified pressure to hastily reach an agreement, show that the United States isn't interested in a strong deal that would satisfy both parties," Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani tweeted.
He stressed that in the absence of a political decision by the United States, the negotiations in the Austrian capital get more complicated every hour.
Iran signed the nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with the world powers in July 2015. However, former U.S. President Donald Trump pulled Washington out of the agreement in May 2018 and reimposed unilateral sanctions on Iran.
Since April 2021, eight rounds of talks have been held in Vienna between Iran and the remaining parties to the JCPOA, namely Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany, with the United States indirectly involved in the talks, in a bid to revive the landmark deal.
