Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday that time does not favor the revival of the 2015 nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). 

Speaking at his weekly press briefing, Khatibzadeh said Iran had not seen any new actions beyond words from Biden administration officials in the U.S. on the matter.

"They have unfortunately continued the failed path of the previous U.S. administration," he said. 

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The spokesman pointed to a recent statement by Britain, France and Germany on Iran's uranium enrichment rate, saying that everything Iran has done is "within the framework of regulation and adherence to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons." 

Khatibzadeh said that such political statements do not absolve the three European countries from their responsibility for the JCPOA, and the best way that they can take to revive the nuclear accord is to fulfill their obligations. 

Tehran has criticized the Europeans for not taking serious steps to abort the U.S. unilateral sanctions against Iran and protect its interests. 

Former U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the 2015 agreement in May 2018 and unilaterally re-imposed sanctions on Iran. In response, Iran has gradually stopped implementing parts of its commitments to the deal since May 2019. 

After six rounds of talks in Vienna since April, the parties said serious differences remain between Iran and the United States on revitalizing the deal.

(Cover: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh at a press conference in Tehran, Iran, October 5, 2020. /Getty)