"It's not that we don't want to see the JCPOA reimplemented, we of course do. We're just not in a position where... that's a likely outcome anytime in the near future," Kirby told reporters, as quoted by the AFP news agency.
"What we're focused on is holding the (Iran) regime accountable for what they are doing to these innocent political protesters," he added, in a reference to the protests and unrest which have plagued Iran since the Mahsa Amini, 22, died on September 16 after being arrested by the morality police.
President Joe Biden is "committed to not allowing Iran to achieve a nuclear weapons capability," Kirby said on Thursday.
"The president still believes that a diplomatic way forward is the best way forward to achieve that outcome. At this time, the Iranians have come back with unreasonable demands, many of which have nothing to do with the deal itself," he stated. READ MORE
