In this file photo taken on Sept 26, 2022, Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) speaks at the 66th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria. (THERESA WEY / AP)

TEHRAN - The Iranian nuclear chief said Friday that his country would uphold its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal if the anti-Iran sanctions are removed.

Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), made the remarks in an interview with Iran's Khabaronline news website.

"In the JCPOA, we have the permissible limit of enrichment and the limited level of storage of materials," Eslami said, adding that however, since "the other party" has not fulfilled its obligations, Iran's nuclear program would continue in accordance with a law passed by the Iranian parliament.

The talks on the JCPOA's revival began in April 2021 in Vienna, but no breakthrough had been achieved after the latest round of talks in early August

Iran signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with world powers in July 2015, agreeing to put some curbs on its nuclear program in return for the removal of the sanctions on the country. The United States, however, pulled out of the deal in 2018 and reimposed its sanctions on Iran, prompting the latter to reduce some of its nuclear commitments under the deal.

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Eslami was speaking of a counter-sanctions law that Iran approved in December 2020 that enabled it to drop part of its commitments under the 2015 deal.

The talks on the JCPOA's revival began in April 2021 in Vienna. No breakthrough had been achieved after the latest round of talks in early August.