TEHRAN, 20 February, 2021 (TON): In the hope of sanctions to be lifted, Iran again on Friday urged the U.S. to "unconditionally and effectively" lift its sanctions against Iran in response to the US stated willingness to "attend a meeting of the P5+1 and Iran".

Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry wrote on social media, "Reminder: Because of US withdrawal from JCPOA, there is NO P5+1”.

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action underwent negotiations by the P5+1 countries that involved China, France, Russia, Britain and the US, plus Germany on the Iranian nuclear program in 2015, before Washington under former US President Donald Trump withdrew from the nuclear agreement in 2018.

There is currently "only Iran and P4+1", Khatibzadeh noted.

On Thursday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his counterparts from Britain, Germany and France discussed the Iranian nuclear issue and called on Tehran not to limit inspections of its nuclear facilities by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Earlier in the day, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif also restated Iran's demand for the US compliance with Resolution 2231 by "unconditionally and effectively lifting all sanctions imposed, re-imposed or re-labeled by Trump".

The UN Security Council Resolution 2231 endorsed the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, including the lifting of sanctions against Iran.

Once sanctions are lifted, Iran is expected to immediately reverse all remedial measures  including Iran to scale back its compliance with JCPOA since 2019.