An Iranian analyst says talks about Iran’s nuclear energy program will make quick progress if the US Congress drops its sanctions bill against the Islamic Republic.
“If the US Congress and the US administration behaves like a reasonable and rational and civilized country when it comes to negotiating with Iran then the progress can actually be made very rapidly at the negotiating table,” Mohammad Marandi told Press TV in an interview on Tuesday.

He added that the US must respect last November’s nuclear accord reached between Iran and the six world powers in Geneva.
“The Iranian government and the P5+1 [group of world powers] have agreed upon a plan of action. The P5+1 includes the United States and the Americans have to stick to that agreement,” Marandi said.
Under the deal reached in Geneva, the six world powers – the US, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany – agreed to provide Iran with some sanctions relief in exchange for Iran agreeing to limit certain aspects of its nuclear activities during a six-month period. It was also agreed that no nuclear-related sanctions would be imposed on Iran within the same timeframe.
“Obviously there is no need for new sanctions as there was never any need for sanctions in the first place. The sanctions are of course illegal, immoral, directed at ordinary Iranians,” said Marandi.
He noted that any failure of US President Barack Obama to prevent fresh sanctions against Iran will show his weakness.
“On the other hand if Obama allows the sanctions to go through or somehow he is quiet and accepting then it shows that again he is untrustworthy, unreliable and therefore again there is no one to talk to in the United States,” he said.
A bill is being pushed by US senators to slap new sanctions on Iran which would require further reduction in Iran’s oil exports.

Iran on Tuesday warned against the imposition of new sanctions, saying fresh US sanctions against the Islamic Republic would scupper the Geneva nuclear talks and the ensuing deal.

By Press TV

 

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