Iran Still Open to Diplomacy Despite Scaling Back JCPOA

Iran is ready to continue dialogue with the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, despite taking a further step in reducing its compliance to the accord on Friday. 
"In order to show good faith, Iran is ready to continue talks with the remaining parties to JCPOA at all levels and return to full compliance in case they fulfill all their commitments under the deal," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Thursday, using the abbreviation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the formal name of the nuclear agreement. 
He was citing a letter sent by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to European Union foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, on Thursday in which he announced the initiation of the third step of Iran's plan to scale back its nuclear commitments, ISNA reported.