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Araghchi reaffirmed the country’s longstanding position, saying Tehran deems nuclear weapons “unacceptable”.“If the issue is nuclear weapons, yes, we too consider this type of weapon unacceptable,” Araghchi, Iran’s lead negotiator in the
with the US, said in a televised speech. “We agree with them on this issue.”‘Both sides building leverage’But the report, which was requested by the IAEA’s 35-nation board of governors in November, will allow for a push by the US, Britain, France and Germany to declare Iran in violation of its non-proliferation obligations.
On Friday, US President Donald Trump said Iran “cannot have a nuclear weapon”.“They don’t want to be blown up. They would rather make a deal,” Trump said, adding: “That would be a great thing that we could have a deal without bombs being dropped all over the Middle East.”
In 2015, Iran reached a deal with the United Kingdom, US, Germany, France, Russia, China and the European Union, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. It involved the lifting of some sanctions on Tehran in return for limits on its nuclear development programme.
But in 2018, then US President Trump unilaterally quit the agreement and reimposed harsh sanctions. Tehran then rebuilt its stockpiles of enriched uranium.Al Jazeera approached several of the biggest suppliers of Apple products identified in custom records posing as a potential wholesale buyer from Russia.
Three companies responded to email inquiries, expressing interest in selling to Russia despite sanctions. Two of those later stopped their communications without providing details about their businesses.“We are actually selling directly on Russian marketplaces ourselves,” a sales manager at BMG International, a company registered in Dubai, told Al Jazeera.
“But we are also interested in establishing new channels with new clients. We can supply Samsung, Apple, and many other brands”.On its website, BMG International claims that it is an “authorised distributor for numerous well-known brands, including Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, Nokia, Realme, Oppo, Honor, JBL, gaming consoles, and many more”.