Iran announced on Wednesday that it had received a response from the United States to the “final” text submitted by the European Union to revive Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with major powers.
Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesman Nasser Kanani said: “Iran received America’s response through the European Union this evening, and a detailed review of this response has begun in Tehran.”
He added: After completing the investigation, Iran will convey its view as the coordinator of nuclear negotiations to the European Union.
US State Department spokesman Ned Price confirmed that after receiving Iran’s comments on the final text proposed by the European Union, the United States has completed its review of those comments and delivered its response to the European Union today.
After 16 months of sporadic and indirect US-Iranian talks that included back-and-forth between the two sides, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on August 8 that he had submitted a final proposal and expected a response within “a few weeks”. to give
Last week, Iran responded to the EU text by offering “additional comments and considerations,” while the United States called for flexibility to resolve the remaining three issues.
In 2018, former US President Donald Trump pulled out of the nuclear deal that was signed before he took office, describing it as too soft on Iran, and imposed tough sanctions on Iran, causing Tehran starts to violate the provisions of this agreement. Limits on its nuclear program
In March, a revival of the nuclear deal appeared imminent after 11 months of indirect talks in Vienna between Tehran and the administration of US President Joe Biden.
But the talks broke down due to obstacles, including Iran’s request to ensure that no future US president withdraws from the deal, as Trump did. Biden cannot provide such assurances because the agreement is a political understanding rather than a legally binding treaty.
Source: Lebanon Debate
