TEHRAN – Hamid Reza Assefi, who served as Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman for eight years and Tehran’s ambassador to several countries, has said Iran “squeezed maximum concessions from nuclear talks.”

In an interview with alef.ir published on Sunday, Assefi stated that a number of reasons helped Iran clinch the JCPOA, the official name for the nuclear accord.
“One of these reasons was a necessity to reach the deal, while all sides also felt the necessity. The Islamic Republic’s capabilities and diplomacy are among other reasons.”

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