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Months of indirect talks between Iran and the United States have
foundered over several issues including Tehran's insistence that
the International Atomic Energy Agency close its investigation
into uranium traces found at three undeclared sites before the
pact is revived, and a U.S. guarantee that it would not walk out
of any nuclear agreement again.
"Ali Bagheri Kani, the chief nuclear negotiator, will be present
at the...General Assembly as part of the delegation but there is
no specific plan to discuss the nuclear deal. However, I do not
rule out the possibility of talks regarding the nuclear deal,"
Kanaani said.
He said Tehran had never left the negotiating table.
Kanaani, however, dismissed the possibility of a bilateral
meeting between Iranian and U.S. officials in New York. Tehran
and Washington have had no diplomatic relations since 1979 and
remain at odds over many issues.
In a CBS interview broadcast on Sunday, Iranian President
Ebrahim Raisi said Tehran would be serious about reviving the
nuclear pact if there were guarantees Washington would not again
withdraw for it - as happened in 2018 under then-U.S. President
Donald Trump, who said the accord was too weak.
"If it's a good deal and fair deal, we would be serious about
reaching an agreement," Raisi said.
The 2015 deal, under which Tehran restrained its disputed
nuclear program in exchange for relief from international
sanctions, has frayed badly since the U.S. pull-out with Iran
breaching its limits on uranium enrichment.
There has been no sign Tehran and Washington will manage to
overcome their impasse but Iran is expected to use the U.N.
General Assembly to keep the diplomatic ball rolling by
repeating its willingness to reach a sustainable pact.
(Reporting by Dubai NewsroomEditing by Mark Heinrich)
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