German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the Reception House of the Russian Foreign MinistryMOSCOW , Jan 18 Time is running out to save the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program, we need progress in the negotiations, said German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock. «We need progress in the negotiations, because the time for there is less and less to save this agreement (JCPOA),» she said following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. in exchange for limiting Iran's nuclear program. In May 2018, then-US President Donald Trump decided to withdraw Washington from the JCPOA and reinstated sanctions against Tehran. In response, Iran announced a phased reduction in its obligations under the agreement, waiving restrictions on nuclear research, centrifuges and the level of uranium enrichment. on progress towards the restoration of the JCPOA