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"America is responsible for the halt of these talks ... a deal
is very much within reach," Saeed Khatibzadeh told a weekly news
conference.
"Washington should make political decision for the deal's
revival," he said, adding that Tehran would "not wait forever".
The U.S. State Department said on Thursday that a small number
of outstanding issues remain in the nuclear talks, adding that
the onus was on Tehran to make those decisions.
Iran has said that there are still outstanding issues, including
Washington removing a foreign terrorist organisation (FTO)
designation against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Also Tehran has been pushing for guarantees that any future U.S.
president would not withdraw from the agreement. The extent to
which sanctions would be rolled back is another unresolved
issue.
Khatibzadeh also said Tehran was ready to resume talks with its
key regional rival, Saudi Arabia, if Riyadh showed willingness
to resolve outstanding bilateral issues.
A Russian demand forced world powers to pause nuclear
negotiations in early March, But Moscow later said it had
written guarantees that its trade with Iran would not be
affected by Ukraine-related sanctions, suggesting Moscow could
allow a revival of the tattered pact to go forward.
(Writing by Parisa HafeziEditing by Raissa Kasolowsky and John
Stonestreet)
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