TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister of Justice and International Minister of Justice, announced for a productive round of technical and expert-level discussions focused on nuclear negotiations, sanctions relief and the future future of UN Security Council Resolution 2231.
Kazem Gharibabadi made his remarks via his official X account. The session noted that it followed a recent agreement held between the Deputy Ministers during consultations in Beijing.
According to Gharibabadi, Three Sides exchanged opinions and suggestions on the path to advance, reaffirming their commitment to maintaining close trilateral coordination on the issue.
“Iran is firmly committed to diplomacy and will continue to discuss with all involved parties,” he emphasized.
The meeting follows a March 14 session in Beijing, during which the three countries reportedly agreed to end unilateral sanctions, support peaceful nuclear development, and support dialogue against intervention.
The consensus also reaffirmed Tehran’s right to pursue peaceful nuclear energy, as recognized under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
The meeting arises amid continuing tensions resulting from the withdrawal from the 2018 US Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Under the contract, Iran had agreed to limit nuclear activity, allow for increased testing and reduce sanctions. Although Iran was fully abiding by its commitment, the US unilaterally pulled out of the agreement, with European countries failing to support some of the deal, urging Iran to scale back its own commitment accordingly.
Despite the JCPOA revival consultations and stagnation of operations due to Western hesitation and excessive demands, Iran continues to make diplomatic efforts, including recent discussions with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and negotiations with the European Troika in Geneva, signaling Tehran’s preferences one after another.
The issue of the “snapback” sanctions mechanism, which allows for the recovery of pre-JCPOA sanctions, is also a source of competition. During the presidency, Donald Trump urged his European allies to activate snapback sanctions.
Compounding the issue even further, on April 6, Trump threatened Iran with military action and secondary tariffs if Tehran fails to reach an agreement with Washington over its nuclear program. However, on April 7, Trump made a surprising announcement that his administration would begin talks with Iran.
In response, Iran’s Deputy Minister Abbas Aragchi confirmed that indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States will take place in Oman on April 12.