New year 'important' for nuclear issue: Iran

Iran anticipates renewed US pressure under Trump, highlights 2025 as a pivotal year for its nuclear issue.


Reuters December 29, 2024
EU to impose new sanctions on Iran due to missile transfers to Russia. PHOTO: PIXABAY

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BEIJING:

Iran, bracing for a possible re-imposition of incoming US president Donald Trump's 'maximum pressure' policy, said on Saturday that 2025 would be an important year for its nuclear issue.

Trump in 2018 reneged on a deal struck by his predecessor Barack Obama in 2015 in which Iran agreed to curb uranium enrichment, which can yield material for nuclear weapons, in return for the relaxation of US and UN economic sanctions. "2025 will be an important year regarding Iran's nuclear issue," Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told reporters in Beijing, adding in remarks aired by Iran's state TV that he had discussed the issue in talks with his Chinese counterpart.

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