US President Joe Biden. File photoWASHINGTON, May 25.US President Joe Biden has decided to leave the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, part of Iran's armed forces) on the list of terrorist organizations, the American newspaper Politico writes, citing sources. In March, the Axios portal reported that the administration of US President Joe Biden is considering removing the IRGC from list of terrorist organizations in exchange for a commitment from Tehran to move towards de-escalation in the region. Later, the portal, citing sources, wrote that the US administration may tighten its position on the issue of removing the IRGC from the list of terrorist organizations due to Tehran's disagreement with the demands put forward and internal pressure. «Another person familiar with this matter said that Biden reported about his decision during an April 24 phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, adding that the decision was handed down as completely final and that the window for Iranian concessions was closed. nuclear deal. In 2015, the United Kingdom, Germany, China, Russia, the United States, France and Iran signed a nuclear deal — the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which involved the lifting of sanctions in exchange for limiting Iran's nuclear program. In May 2018, then-U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the JCPOA and reinstated sanctions against Tehran. In response, Iran announced a phased reduction in its obligations under the agreement, abandoning restrictions on nuclear research, centrifuges and the level of uranium enrichment.Now negotiations are underway in Vienna to renew the JCPOA and lift Washington's sanctions against Tehran, on December 27, 2021, 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. On December 31, the negotiations were suspended due to the New Year holidays; on January 3, the parties continued the dialogue in Vienna. Iranian spokesman Bagheri Kyani said the talks were going well, but US State Department spokesman Ned Price described the progress in Vienna as «modest», urging Tehran to take the matter seriously. .jpg» />Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister discussed the restoration of the JCPOA and the situation in Ukraine
