Kerry Meets Zarif over Nuke Deal Sanctions
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US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Norway, where he will meet the Islamic Republic's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif over renewed Iranian complaints it's not getting the sanctions relief it deserves under last year's landmark nuclear deal.
Kerry is to see Zarif in Oslo Wednesday, just a day after His Eminence Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei accused the US of not living up to its commitment to ease sanctions under the agreement that gave Iran the relief in exchange for curbing its nuclear program.
Earlier on Tuesday, Imam Khamenei said that Iran fulfilled its obligations under the agreement but that the US was dragging its feet on lifting sanctions in the banking and insurance sectors, and on unfreezing Iranian assets.
"The Americans have not carried out an important part of their commitments," he stated, saying the US and other Western nations remain hostile toward Iran. He further added that if the next US president tears up the nuclear deal, Iran will "light it on fire."
Meanwhile, Zarif, who was already in Oslo, considered that the "psychological remnants" of the previous sanctions regime were preventing European and Asian banks from conducting legitimate business with Iran.
After meeting Zarif in Oslo, Kerry is to address a conflict resolution forum and then meet Norwegian officials before visiting an Arctic research station Wednesday.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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