{"id":6285,"date":"2021-01-08T11:53:01","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T11:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=147687"},"modified":"2021-01-08T11:53:01","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T11:53:01","slug":"khamenei-says-iran-in-no-rush-to-see-u-s-rejoin-2015-nuclear-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/01\/08\/khamenei-says-iran-in-no-rush-to-see-u-s-rejoin-2015-nuclear-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Khamenei Says Iran In ‘No Rush’ To See U.S. Rejoin 2015 Nuclear Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says the country is in no hurry to see the United States return to an international nuclear deal with major powers after President-elect Joe Biden takes office this month.<\/p>\n
“We are in no rush and we are not insisting on their return,\u201d Khamenei said in a televised speech on January 8, reiterating Iran’s demand for a lifting of sanctions that outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump reimposed after quitting the agreement in May 2018.<\/p>\n
Trump has argued the 2015 accord did not go far enough and said economic pressure would force Tehran to negotiate a new deal that would address Iran\u2019s nuclear and missile programs, as well as its support for regional proxies.<\/p>\n
In response to the U.S. pullout and economic sanctions, Iran, which claims its nuclear program is for civilian purposes, has gradually breached parts of the pact, such as uranium enrichment, saying it is no longer bound by it.<\/p>\n
Biden has suggested that Washington may reenter the nuclear deal, under which Tehran committed to limit its nuclear activities in return for relief from sanctions, if Iran complies.<\/p>\n