Moscow.
Russia greeted the US decision. UU. to undo the reinstatement of UN sanctions on Iran initiated by former US President Donald Trump, but stressed the need to resume the nuclear deal with Tehran.
“The waiver of calls for sanctions is in itself a good thing,” the Kremlin spokesman said. Dmitri Peskov, At his daily telephone press conference.
He stressed that “such sanctioning pressure obviously did not help the implementation of the Comprehensive Joint Action Plan (JCPOA), more so even though it made the situation very complex, with no way out.”
“In this sense (the new US stance.) It is a sign event positive. But the important thing is precisely to re-establish the JCPOA regime, “Peskov added.
He recalled that Russia has always regretted the decision taken by Washington in 2018 to abandon the nuclear deal with Iran signed in 2015 by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom), the European Union and Germany.
“As before, we are in favor of this document and call on everyone to do everything possible to comply effectively,” the Russian presidency spokesman said.
This Thursday, according to US media, the US permanent mission. UU. Before the UN he communicated to the Security Council that the communications of the previous American Government in which it requested to reimpose sanctions to Iran by the breach of the JCPOA were annulled.
Israel insists there is danger
Israel again spoke out today against the possibility of the United States returning to the nuclear deal with Iran, following the White House’s offer yesterday to restart 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 office said today.
He added that “returning to the old agreement will pave the way for Iran to a nuclear arsenal” and explained that the Israeli authorities are in contact with United States with respect to this subject.
Israel has always been a staunch opponent of the deal and in 2018 celebrated Washington’s withdrawal from the pact and the re-imposition by the Donald Trump administration of all economic sanctions on Tehran.