Iran urges US to lift sanctions before joining nuke meeting - China.org.cn

Iran on Friday urged again the United States to "unconditionally and effectively" lift its sanctions against Iran, in response to the U.S. stated willingness to "attend a meeting of the P5+1 and Iran."

"Reminder: Because of U.S. withdrawal from JCPOA, there is NO P5+1," Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry, wrote on social media, official news agency IRNA reported.

The P5+1 countries (China, France, Russia, Britain and the United States, plus Germany) negotiated the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program in 2015, before Washington under former U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the nuclear agreement in 2018.

There is currently "only Iran and P4+1," Khatibzadeh noted.