The pact seemed near revival in March but 11 months of talks between Tehran and major powers in Vienna were thrown into disarray chiefly over Iran's insistence that Washington remove its elite security force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), from the US Foreign Terrorist Organizations list.
In an effort to overcome the impasse and narrow the remaining gaps, Tehran and Washington held indirect talks in Qatar last month but they ended without progress.
"Iran will not back down from its rightful and logical stance...I advise the Americans to...see the facts and learn from their past mistakes," Raisi said, according to state TV.
Since the Doha talks, Iran has questioned US resolve to save the pact while Washington has said Tehran has added new demands unrelated to discussions on its nuclear program during the latest talks. READ MORE
