CNN quoted a senior US administration official as saying that “a deal with Iran is closer than it was two weeks ago” and noted that “Tehran has abandoned one of the ‘red lines’ that calls for the removal of the Revolutionary Guards.” From the terrorism list
With all eyes on Washington for its final position on Iran’s response to Europe’s proposal to revive the nuclear deal, the US official spoke to CNN about the proximity of a possible deal, but also said: There is. Difference.”
The official said: “Iran demands compensation in case the US withdraws from the 2015 nuclear agreement.”
The same source said regarding the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps that “the White House was adamant during the negotiations that it would not remove this Revolutionary Guard from the list of terrorism.”
He added: “In response to Europe’s proposal, Iran dropped its request to remove the IRGC from these lists.”
Al Jazeera has learned from knowledgeable sources that “Europe’s proposal to revive the nuclear agreement with Iran includes 4 stages and two periods of time, each lasting 60 days.”
These sources said: On the first day after the signing of the agreement, we will see the lifting of sanctions against 17 banks and 150 economic institutions, provided that Iran starts its nuclear steps from the first day of the implementation of the JCPOA.
These sources told Al Jazeera that “the implementation of the agreement will coincide with the release of 7 billion dollars of frozen Iranian funds in South Korea.”
The proposed agreement also includes the export of 2.5 million barrels of Tehran oil per day 120 days after signing.
During this 120-day period, Iran will export 50 million barrels of oil as part of the verification mechanism.
In this proposal, it is also specified that Washington will pay a fine if it withdraws from the nuclear agreement again.
The European Union – coordinating talks to revive the accord, which the US unilaterally pulled out of four years ago – proposed a “final” settlement last week, calling on Tehran and Washington, which have been negotiating indirectly, to to answer it and hope to answer it. to end the discussions that started a year and a half ago.
Source: Lebanon Debate
