WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 22nd April, 2021) The US will quickly remove sanctions on Iran in the event a deal is reached but will not rush talks at the expense of a solid agreement, a senior State Department official told reporters.
"We're not going to slow anything down, we'll go as fast as we can, but we're not going to go fast at the expense of the solidity of the understanding we're seeking to reach," the official said on Wednesday.
The statement comes amid ongoing discussions between the US, Iran, and EU partners in Vienna, Austria this week, where the parties are hoping to reach an agreement under which the US will rejoin the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) - a deal under which Iran suspended parts of its nuclear development program in exchange for the removal of certain US sanctions.
