Tehran. File photoWASHINGTON Feb 5The US administration has decided to reinstate the previously canceled sanctions exemptions on Iran's nuclear program, while Washington does not consider this step as a concession to Tehran, a State Department spokesman told RIA Novosti on Friday. parties to participate in nuclear non-proliferation and security projects in Iran due to growing concerns about (nuclear) non-proliferation — in particular, because of the growing stocks of enriched uranium in Iran, «said the representative of the US diplomatic agency. The diplomat stressed that Washington is considering this a step not as a concession to Tehran, but as a necessary measure.The President of Iran called the country's nuclear program legitimate» We are introducing these exceptions for one simple reason: to allow some of our international partners to have more detailed technical discussions to ensure cooperation that we believe is in our interests in the field of nuclear non-proliferation. For clarity «This is not a concession to Iran,» the US State Department official said. According to him, the US administration's decision to reinstate previously lifted sanctions exemptions on Iran's nuclear program does not mean that the parties are close to returning to the nuclear deal. «This step is not a signal that we are about to reach an understanding on a mutual return to the full implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program,» said a US diplomatic official. nuclear facilities Iran, without being subject to restrictions from the United States. We are talking about work on three projects: the Arak research reactor, the Fordow uranium enrichment plant, and the Bushehr nuclear power plant.Iran will not stop its development due to sanctions, said President RaisiThese projects, in particular, maintained security during the operation of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, limited Tehran's ability to enrich uranium, and also did not allow the country to build new facilities for these purposes. Exceptions for Russia and a number of other countries in the sanctions against Iran were previously extended even after Washington's official withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear deal in 2018, which led to the restoration of the sanctions regime against the Islamic Republic. However, in 2020, the Donald Trump administration canceled them, giving companies and organizations involved in such work 60 days to complete their activities. The former owner of the White House, Donald Trump, canceled all exemptions for Iran's nuclear program in 2020. Two years earlier, Trump pulled the US out of the Iran nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions on Tehran. On this basis, Iran began to gradually reduce its obligations under the agreement on its nuclear program. Negotiations are currently underway in Vienna to renew the JCPOA and lift Washington's sanctions; 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 were suspended on December 31 due to the New Year holidays, on January 3 the parties continued the dialogue in Vienna. in uranium enrichment
