TEHRAN, 7 February, 2021, (TON): Iran’s foreign minister urged Biden administration to act fast to return to nuclear agreement 2015, pointing out that legislation passed by parliament forces the government to harden its nuclear stance if U.S. sanctions are not eased by February 21. 
Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif also referred to Iran elections in June. If a hardline president is elected, this could further jeopardize the deal.In an interview with newspaper on Saturday Zarif said, “Time is running out for the Americans, both because of the parliament bill and the election atmosphere that will follow the Iranian New Yea,” Iran’s new year begins on March 21. 
The parliament, dominated by hardliners, passed the legislation in December that set a two-month deadline for an easing of sanctions. 
President Joe Biden’s administration is exploring ways to restore and to rejoin the Iran nuclear agreement signed with world powers, but U.S. is insisting that Iran return to full compliance first. 
“The more America procrastinates, the more it will lose … it will appear that Mr Biden’s administration doesn’t want to rid itself of Trump’s failed legacy,” Zarif said in the interview. 
“We don’t need to return to the negotiating table. It’s America that has to find the ticket to come to the table,” he added. 
In May 2018, the Former President Donald Trump withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the agreement under which the U.S. had relaxed its sanctions program. US re-imposed the anti-Iran sanctions lifted by the accord.  
Tehran has said Washington must ease sanctions before it resumes nuclear compliance, and ruled out negotiations on wider security issues such as Iran’s missile programme.