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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
TEHRAN, June 8 (Xinhua) — The recent U.S. proposal to strike a deal with Tehran on Iran’s nuclear program is “contradictory and insincere” as it does not mention lifting sanctions on Iran, Iranian Majlis (parliament) Chairman Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Sunday.
Speaking at an open session of the country’s main legislative body in Tehran, M.B. Ghalibaf criticized the American proposal conveyed to Iran via Oman in late May during ongoing indirect talks between Tehran and Washington.
He said Iran remains willing to take steps to demonstrate the peaceful nature of its nuclear program, in line with a law passed in 2020 to counter U.S. sanctions. In return, he said, Iran expects restrictions to be lifted, guarantees of economic benefits and the right to enrich uranium domestically.
“The fact that the US proposal does not even mention lifting sanctions clearly shows that Washington’s approach to negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program is contradictory and insincere,” M. B. Ghalibaf stated.
Iran’s parliament speaker also called on US President Donald Trump to reconsider his position if he is truly committed to a deal, urging him to stop following what M.B. Ghalibaf called the “failed ideas” of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Since April, Iran and the United States, brokered by Oman, have held five rounds of proximity talks aimed at curbing Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. Washington recently demanded that Iran completely halt uranium enrichment, a condition Tehran has repeatedly rejected. –0–