{"id":438375,"date":"2021-04-21T11:20:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T15:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=438375"},"modified":"2021-04-21T11:20:56","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T15:20:56","slug":"state-dept-officials-describe-iran-nuclear-talks-as-positive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-dept-officials-describe-iran-nuclear-talks-as-positive\/","title":{"rendered":"State Dept. officials describe Iran nuclear talks as \u2018positive\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstate-dept-officials-describe-iran-nuclear-talks-as-positive%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=438375&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2401119\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2401119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">State Department Spokesman Ned Price speaks to reporters during a news briefing at the State Department, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Washington. (Kevin Lamarque\/Pool via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 8:11 AM PT \u2013 Wednesday, April 21, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The Biden administration said negotiations with Iran have been \u201cpositive\u201d even as the Islamic Republic inches ever closer to acquiring a nuclear weapon. This was the assessment shared with reporters by State Department spokesman Ned Price during a Tuesday press briefing.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, even as the Biden State Department was declaring its confidence in the progress of talks, Iranian officials stated they would consider walking away from negotiations altogether. They warned this would be the case unless the U.S. agreed to unilaterally remove the entirety of Trump-era sanctions on the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe think that if the United States decides to distance from (Donald) Trump\u2019s failed legacy and to live up to its commitments, the consultations will advance easily,\u201d stated Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/camanpour?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@camanpour<\/a>, clarified that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> has a choice to make:<\/p>\n<p>He can stick with Obama&#8217;s deal. Or he can cling to Trump&#8217;s sanctions, incl those anti-JCPOA designations with faux labels. <\/p>\n<p>What he can&#8217;t do is to simultaneously pursue both.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4Ud6NLhr5g\">https:\/\/t.co\/4Ud6NLhr5g<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FGtbiDEFij\">pic.twitter.com\/FGtbiDEFij<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Saeed Khatibzadeh (@SKhatibzadeh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SKhatibzadeh\/status\/1380873888633094144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Many critics of the plan suggest returning to the accords could weaken America\u2019s position in the Middle East and allow Iran to get closer to achieving nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/ariz-audit-under-fire-before-it-begins\/\"> Ariz. audit under fire before it begins<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State Department Spokesman Ned Price speaks to reporters during a news briefing at the State Department, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Washington. 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