Iran says incentives for US central to sustaining any nuclear deal
An Iranian foreign ministry official said Tehran’s talks with Washington include proposals for economic cooperation ranging from oil and gas to mining investment and even aircraft purchases, Iranian media reported.
Hamid Ghanbari, deputy for economic diplomacy at Iran’s foreign ministry, told a meeting at Iran’s Chamber of Commerce that the negotiations include shared interests in areas such as energy, joint oil and gas fields, fast-return mineral investments, urban development and buying planes, according to Fars news agency.
"For the sake of an agreement's durability, it is essential that the US also benefits in areas with high and quick economic returns... Common interests in the oil and gas fields, joint fields, mining investments, and even aircraft purchases are included in the negotiations."
He said the previous agreement failed in part because the United States did not secure economic benefits, arguing that any new deal would need opportunities with quick, high returns for Washington to make it durable.
Ghanbari also said any release of Iran’s blocked or restricted funds should be “real and usable,” not symbolic or temporary, and could be carried out step-by-step or in a single move, the report said.
