US Capitol Building in Washington DCMOSCOW, Feb 8A group of Republicans in the US Senate have threatened President Joe Biden that they will try to block a deal with Iran if the White House administration fails to fulfill its obligations, Politico reported, citing the text of a letter from senators to the president. «We are writing to draw attention to a number of obligations that your the administration is required by law to comply in connection with congressional control of any such agreement… We also write to emphasize that we are committed to using the full range of options and leverage available to U.S. Senators to ensure that you live up to these obligations. , if not completely difficult if you don't,» the body of the Senators' letter to Biden reads.Russia appreciated the restoration of exemptions from US sanctions against IranThe senators emphasize in the letter that any agreement with Iran on its nuclear issue is an important issue for US national security and therefore requires the advice and approval of the US Senate. «Any agreement related to the Iranian nuclear program, which has not been ratified by the Senate is subject to repeal and is likely to be torn up in the early days of the next president's administration in January 2025,» the Republican senators said. Negotiations are now underway in Vienna to restore the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear program and lift sanctions Washington with Tehran. On December 27, the eighth round started. Back in the course of the seventh round, in December, the parties reached an agreement on two draft agreements, in which the European side also included Iran's positions. Negotiations on December 31 were suspended due to the New Year holidays. On January 3, the parties continued the dialogue in Vienna. According to Iranian representative Bagheri Kyani, the talks are going well, but US State Department spokesman Ned Price assessed the progress in Vienna as «modest» and urged Tehran to take the issue seriously. nuclear deal — JCPOA, which involved the lifting of sanctions in exchange for limiting Iran's nuclear program. In May 2018, then-US President Donald Trump decided to withdraw from the JCPOA and restore 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. exemptions from sanctions against Iran
