Remarks made by Iran’s top diplomat in a state television interview may signal a possible opening over stalemated talks to restore Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers.
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, speaks during a joint press conference with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bouhabib in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, March 24, 2022. Iran is ready to reach a strong and lasting agreement over its nuclear program with world powers, the country's foreign minister said Thursday blaming delays for reaching such a deal on the U.S. claiming it does not have a "realistic vision.
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s top diplomat said Saturday that the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard accepted the idea of continuing to be sanctioned by the U.S. if it meant the restoration of Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers. Sanctions on the Guard have been one of the remaining sticking points over restoring the tattered nuclear deal, outside of Russia’s demand at the 11th hour of guarantees over its trade relationship with Iran amid Moscow’s war on Ukraine. The Guard represents one of the major power bases in the Shiite theocracy and is answerable only to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.ADVERTISEMENT
He added: “In my opinion, the high-ranking officials of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are showing and raising their self-sacrifice to the highest level.”
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