Obama warns he may ‘walk away’ from Iran nuclear talks
US President Barack Obama has warned that Washington will “walk away” from the Iran nuclear talks if Tehran violates a framework agreed upon in Lausanne in April, but said he hopes they can still achieve an agreement.
“There’s still some hard negotiations to take place but ultimately this is going to be up to the Iranians" to meet the requirements set out by the P5+1 group of world countries, Obama said on Tuesday during a news conference in Washington alongside visiting Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.
“I have said from the start I will walk away from the negotiations if in fact it’s a bad deal," the US president added.
But he added that "my hope is they can achieve an agreement."
Obama’s comments came after Iran's President Hassan Rouhani also warned that the country will return to the previous level of its nuclear activities, if the P5+1 violate the terms of a potential nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic.
“If a [final] nuclear agreement is reached, we will be committed to implementing it. However, it is clear that the opposite side should also remain committed to its obligations,” Rouhani said in a meeting with Iranian press corps on Tuesday.
He said the ongoing talks between Iran and the P5+1 in Vienna can lead to a win-win result if the six countries show political will.
US State Department spokesperson Marie Harf said earlier on Tuesday that Iran and the P5+1 group of world countries – the United States, France, Britain, China and Russia – plus Germany have agreed to continue their talks until July 7 to finalize the text of a possible deal over Iran’s nuclear program. The two sides had earlier set a deadline of June 30 for the talks.
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