Kamal Kharazi: We hope the JCPOA will reach a conclusion.
Kamal Kharazi, our former Foreign Minister, stated that thanks to our scientists, we have achieved full access to nuclear technology.
With Iran’s resistance and the efforts of our scientists, we reached a point where we had 19,000 centrifuges spinning, forcing the Westerners to negotiate to resolve Iran’s nuclear issue, leading to the JCPOA negotiations. However, you saw that once again the Westerners did not fulfill their commitments, leading to the U.S. withdrawal from the JCPOA.
The Senior Advisor to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic said when I was Foreign Minister, they talked about giving concrete guarantees that we would not pursue nuclear weapons. From the Western perspective, a concrete guarantee essentially meant not having enrichment. With Iran’s resistance and the efforts of our scientists, we reached a point where we had 19,000 centrifuges spinning.
The Westerners were forced to negotiate to resolve Iran’s nuclear issue, leading to the JCPOA negotiations. Currently, we are also hopeful that the JCPOA will reach a conclusion.