Iran, bracing for a possible re-imposition of incoming US president Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” policy, says that 2025 will be an important year for its nuclear issue.
Trump in 2018 reneged on a deal struck by his predecessor Barack Obama in 2015 in which Iran agreed to curb uranium enrichment, which can yield material for nuclear weapons, in return for the relaxation of US and UN economic sanctions.
“2025 will be an important year regarding Iran’s nuclear issue,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi tells reporters in Beijing, adding in remarks aired by Iran’s state TV that he had discussed the issue in talks with his Chinese counterpart.
He does not mention Trump by name, however, or spell out how the year might be significant.
Iranian leaders’ main concern may be that Trump could empower Israel to attack Iran’s nuclear sites, while further tightening US sanctions on its crucial oil industry.
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