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Iran nuke deal not a guarantee of normal relations

Politics Materials 11 November 2015 13:25 (UTC +04:00)
The striking of a nuclear deal between Iran and the six world powers including the United States does not mean that Tehran–Washington ties have been normalized, an Iranian official believes.
Iran nuke deal not a guarantee of normal relations

Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 11

By Umid Niayesh- Trend:

The striking of a nuclear deal between Iran and the six world powers including the United States does not mean that Tehran-Washington ties have been normalized, deputy chairman of the commission on national security and foreign policy of the Iranian parliament Mansour Haghighatpour told Trend on Nov. 11.

He made the comment while responding to a question on the prolonging of a "state of emergency" in relations with Iran by US President Barack Obama.

The United States has extended its national emergency with respect to Iran because relations between the two countries have yet to improve, Obama said in a letter to the US Congress on Nov. 10.

The emergency state with Iran was announced in 1979 by then-president Jimmy Carter in the midst of a hostage crisis, when 52 US citizens were held captive by a group of Iranians for 444 days.

Haghighatpour asserted that the United States was highly untrustworthy, adding "they cannot be counted on."

The US side should not interpret the nuclear negotiations as a sign of normalizing mutual relations, he added.

The Islamic Republic's stance toward the United States has not changed, Haghighatpour said, adding that Iran holds Washington responsible for playing a major role in the crises plaguing the world.

He further noted that the urgent state of Iran-US ties would continue until the US side changes its behavior.

The lawmaker also remarked that the United States had a greater need for a nuclear deal than Iran.

They were eager to achieve a nuclear deal with Iran, he stated, underlining that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and Iran-US ties were different issues that would be kept separate.

After several months of talks, on July 14, Iran and the P5+1 (the United States, Russia, China, France, the United Kingdom, and Germany) announced a final accord, dubbed the JCPOA, curbing Iran's nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of most international sanctions against Tehran.

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