Iran can meet the energy needs of European countries if the parties to the Iran nuclear deal, formally the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), reach an agreement to revive the accord, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said on Monday.
"In light of the Ukrainian crisis and problems with Europe's energy supply, if negotiations [on the resumption of the JCPOA] are completed and sanctions are lifted, then Iran can become a supplier of most of Europe's needs, especially in energy resources," Kanaani told reporters, as quoted by the Fars news agency.
The diplomat underlined that the other parties using their political will and working constructively would culminate in a nuclear deal.
"The removal of sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iranian people is one of Iran's main goals with the other parties to the JCPOA," he stressed.
"We have received the draft resolution from the EU coordinator, and Iran responded to it. The United States' response was sent late," Kanaani added.
Just weeks after the deal seemed to have died, the EU put forward on August 8 what it called a final text to restore the agreement, in which Iran would see sanctions relief and be able to sell its oil again in return for severe limits on its nuclear program.
