Iran Calls for Future Nuclear Talks to Drop Sanctions ‘Snapback’

Any future negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program should drop the so-called “snapback” provision that the U.S. invoked to impose new sanctions on the Islamic Republic, a top adviser said, suggesting the country’s leaders might be willing to amend the deal.

“This mechanism should definitely be put to one side as an irrational principle in the event of any future negotiations,” Ali Akbar Velayati, an aide to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in an interview published on the latter’s website on Monday.