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JCPOA revival talks

Iran's UN ambassador says US failure to give assurance about Tehran’s enjoyment of full economic benefits of the 2015 deal is the main obstacle to its revival. Majid Takht-Ravanchi made the remark in an address to the 10th Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty Review Conference. He said the U-S withdrawal from the deal in May 2018 and re-imposition of unilateral sanctions prevented Iran's enjoyment of the deal’s economic benefits. Iran's envoy said the country has been negotiating in goodwill with other parties to the deal to resume full implementation of the accord. Takht-Ravanchi said Iran will return to full implementation of the deal when the US makes the right decision. Since the US’ withdrawal, the remaining parties have held several rounds of talks to revive the deal. The talks failed to make breakthroughs due to the US failure to show goodwill and its excessive demands. A new round of talks is due to start in the Austrian capital. Iran's top negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani has called on the US to seize the latest opportunity.

"Israel threat to international peace"

Syria says Israel’s nuclear facilities pose a major threat to regional and international security and must be subjected to comprehensive inspections by the UN nuclear agency. Bassam Sabbagh made the remark while addressing the 10th Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty Review Conference. He said Israel continues to refuse to join the non-proliferation treaty due to unbridled support of the United States and its Western allies. Sabbagh added that Syria offered a resolution on making West Asia a nuclear-free zone in 2003, but it was blocked by the US. Israel, which pursues a policy of deliberate ambiguity about its nuclear weapons, is estimated to have hundreds of nuclear warheads in its arsenal. The occupying entity has so far refused to either allow inspections of its military nuclear facilities or sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Iraq political crisis

Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr has demanded the country’s parliament be dissolved in order to pave the way for holding new national elections. Sadr made the remark in a televised speech, calling for a peaceful process leading to what he called democratic elections after dissolution of the parliament. He said most Iraqis are angry with the ruling class in its entirety. Sadr added that he has no interest in negotiating with his rivals. Since five days ago, Sadr’s supporters have occupied the parliament in protest at nomination of Mohammed Shia al-Sudani as prime minister. According to Iraq's constitution, the parliament can only be dissolved by a majority vote of the lawmakers or by the prime minster after the president's agreement. Sadr's bloc emerged as the biggest faction from the latest elections last October, but it was still far short of a majority. He ordered his bloc’s 73 lawmaker to quit the parliament in June after failing to nominate a prime minister.

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