TEHRAN, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- The president of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said on Monday that the time has come for the U.S. to revise its flawed policies and remove all sanctions on Iran in a practical and verifiable manner, according to Iran's official news agency IRNA.

In an address to the 65th regular session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which kicked off in the Austrian capital Vienna on Monday and will continue until September 24, Mohammad Eslami noted that U.S. "maximum pressure" policy against Iran, introduced and pursued by former U.S. president Donald Trump, has ended in failure.

He added that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which was signed between Iran and the P5+1 in 2015, is a clear example of Tehran's goodwill, regretting the U.S. not only refrained from complying with the agreement, but also withdrew from the treaty.

Eslami also said Iran has always cooperated with the IAEA, calling on the agency to refrain from politicizing the Islamic Republic's peaceful nuclear program and maintain its independence, impartiality and professionalism.

Last Sunday, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi visited Tehran and held talks with the AEOI chief. Eslami described the negotiations centering on technical issues as "constructive" and said "confidence-building" is what matters for Tehran and the UN nuclear watchdog.

After six rounds of talks in Vienna since April aiming to restore the JCPOA and return the U.S. to it, the parties said serious differences remain between Tehran and the Washington for the revival of the deal. The sixth round of the talks ended on June 20, with the negotiations currently on hiatus.

In May 2018, Trump pulled the United States out of the JCPOA and unilaterally re-imposed sanctions on Iran. In response, Tehran has gradually stopped implementing parts of its commitments to the deal since May 2019. Enditem

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