(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 30, 2021 US State Department Spokesman Ned Price speaks ahead of an address by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during the release of the “2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices,” at the State Department in Washington, DC. – The United States expressed concern on July 1, 2021 over a report that China is building more than 100 new silos for intercontinental ballistic missiles. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / POOL / AFP)
“It is worrying that Iran is choosing to continue to escalate its nonperformance of its JCPOA commitments, especially with experiments that have value for nuclear weapons research,” State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters, referring to the joint comprehensive plan of action reached between Iran and six nations on restricting Tehran’s atomic program.
“We continue to urge Iran to stop this brinksmanship, to return to Vienna prepared for real talks, and to be in a position to be prepared to finish the work that we have started in April,” he said.