On Saturday, Iran praised the Biden government’s decision to suspend support for offensive operations in Yemen, while pressuring it to return to the Obama-era nuclear deal.
The country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed President Biden’s decision on Yemen on Saturday, which would reverse the policy of supporting the offensive efforts of the Saudi-led coalition that fueled a humanitarian crisis. Saudi Arabia and its Arab Gulf allies are waging a brutal war against Yemen’s Hutile rebels, who have ties to Iran.
“Interrupting support … for the Saudi coalition, if not a political maneuver, could be a step towards correcting past mistakes,” said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh, according to state media.
The compliment comes two days after Biden announced the reversal, which followed growing bipartisan concerns about the civilian consequences of the Saudi coalition’s offensive. The president also appointed veteran diplomat Timothy Lenderking as his special envoy to Yemen.
“This war has to end,” said Biden during a speech at the State Department. “And to underscore our commitment, we are ending all American support for offensive operations in the war in Yemen, including sales of relevant weapons.”
In addition to suspending support for offensive operations, the State Department also said on Friday that it is revoking an 11-hour decision by the Trump administration to label the Houthis as a terrorist group, a label that critics have warned could prevent delivery of humanitarian aid in areas under the rebels. to control.
While Iran praises Yemen’s measures, he also calls on Biden to take concrete steps to rejoin the Iranian nuclear deal. The pact was finalized under former President Obama in 2015, but President Trump
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“Time is running out for Americans, both because of the parliament’s bill and the electoral atmosphere that will follow the Iranian New Year,” Zarif said in an interview with the Hamshahri newspaper published on Saturday.
The Iranian parliament passed a bill in December establishing a two-month deadline for the United States to ease sanctions before they further increase uranium enrichment. The deadline is February 21st.
Biden campaigned to return to the agreement, describing it as a key tool for restricting Tehran’s nuclear program.
However, the deal will need commitments from Iran to reverse the progress made in its uranium enrichment, which has increased since Trump’s withdrawal from the deal. In January, Tehran resumed uranium enrichment to 20 percent – a level it reached before the agreements and which is an important milestone in the process of making suitable weapons material.
Biden said Iran must return to its part of the deal for negotiations to begin a broader deal, although Tehran has insisted that sanctions be lifted before any changes are made to its stockpile.
“The more America procrastinates, the more it will lose … it will appear that the Biden administration does not want to get rid of Trump’s failed legacy,” Zarif said in the interview. “We don’t have to go back to the negotiating table. It is America that needs to find the ticket to come to the table. “