Al-Monitor- Iran�s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addressed the country�s parliament on the 2015 comprehensive nuclear deal between Iran and the six world powers. Araghchi, a�former nuclear negotiator,�said his report was a �realistic portrayal� of the both the �economic openings and challenges encountered� in the 21 months since the nuclear deal has been implemented.


Araghchi said that the�biggest challenge�since the implementation of the deal has been �America�s ill intentions.� He added that while the nuclear deal states that all parties must implement the deal with good intentions, the United States �has always tried to decrease�Iran�s benefits� from the deal.

Araghchi said that this challenge was �clear," both under the Barack Obama administration and the Donald Trump administration.�However, he also said that under the Trump administration, the ill intentions, �the breaking of pacts and even the violations of the nuclear deal have increased considerably.�

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