James Inhofe, an American businessman and politician serving as the senior United States Senator from Oklahoma has warned his government against returning to the JCPOA.
Inhofe issued a statement in response to reports that representatives of the administration of US President Joe Biden’s government were present at meetings around Burjam next Tuesday, stressing his opposition to a return to the agreement.
“Despite the Biden government’s personal assurances that it is pursuing a different diplomatic approach to Iran, the government appears to be trying to return to the severely flawed Borjam agreement,” the statement said.
“The only diplomatic solution for Iran is to find a solution that has cross-party support – that means working with Congress to reach an agreement that will resolutely end Iran’s support for terrorism, its missile program,” he said. “It restrains, supports our allies and partners in the region, and permanently prevents the country from achieving its weapons capabilities.”
At the end of the statement, it is stated: “As a reminder: the members of the 2015 Congress rejected Burjam as a non-partisan. “If you repeat history by reviving that broken agreement, we will try to reject it again.”
The senator’s remarks came as senior officials from the parties to the nuclear deal (including Iran, France, Germany, Britain, Russia, China and the European Union) are scheduled to meet with senior US officials in the Austrian capital on Tuesday to discuss BRICS.
Iran has ruled out any direct talks with the United States on nuclear issues at the summit. However, US and Iranian representatives will be present at the meeting.
