News - Middle East - Iran: Iran says the “unconstructive” move by the United States and its European allies to push for a resolution against Tehran will disrupt the process of negotiations aimed at the revival of the multilateral 2015 deal.

In a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Friday, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said the parties obstructing the diplomatic path bear responsibility for the consequences of any potential resolution against the Islamic Republic during a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors on Monday.

He said Iran and the United States have been exchanging messages over the past two months via the European Union to remove the sanctions against Tehran that were imposed after Washington's unilateral withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

The White House and the three European parties to the JCPOA – France, Britain and Germany – are pushing the Board of Governors to rebuke Iran for failing to answer key questions on the so-called uranium traces, shifting the blame on Tehran as they have failed to honor their commitments.

The IAEA board “calls upon Iran to act on an urgent basis to fulfill its legal obligations and take up immediately the [IAEA] director general’s offer of further engagement to clarify and resolve all outstanding safeguards issues,” said a draft text sent to IAEA member states and seen by Reuters on Wednesday.

Source: Press TV