Iran rules out likelihood of talks on issues beyond framework of nuke deal

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi on Friday said that raising issues by some powers beyond the framework of Iran's nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), will not help save the multilateral accord, official IRNA news agency reported.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi gives a press conference in the capital Tehran on May 28, 2019. [File Photo: AFP]

Mousavi made the remarks in reaction to the comments by French President Emmanuel Macron on Iran-related issues, including Iran's ballistic missile program, during his Thursday meeting with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump.

"Raising issues beyond JCPOA will bring the deal to the verge of collapse as the United States aimed to do so with its unilateral exit from the pact," he said.

Iran pays no heed to the "repeated, baseless and inconsistent claims" by Washington and some of its allies, he added.

Trump pulled Washington out of the JCPOA last year, and called for negotiations on a new nuclear deal with Iran.

He also urged the inclusion of Iran's ballistic missile program and Tehran's regional role in the fresh talks with Iran.

Iran has stressed that it will not negotiate on its defense program.