Iran has filed its response to the European Union’s proposal to save the international nuclear deal. An EU representative announced this on Monday evening. When the announcement was made, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said an agreement could be reached if the US tackles unresolved issues. Details about Tehran’s response and demands were initially unknown.
“If our proposals are accepted, we will be ready to conclude talks and announce the agreement at a meeting of foreign ministers,” Amir-Abdollahian said. The US has verbally agreed to meet two of Tehran’s demands, he said, without specifying what they are. However, if the US does not show flexibility on the unresolved issues, further talks are necessary. “Like Washington, we also have our own plan B if the talks fail,” the secretary of state said.
US: abstain from “trivial things”.
The US announced its willingness to renew the nuclear treaty on the basis of the EU’s proposals. However, Iran must refrain from making “trivial” demands. Iran announced Friday that it was willing to accept a European compromise proposal to save the nuclear deal. The EU’s proposals are “acceptable” – provided Iran receives “guarantees on various points” such as sanctions and security measures, the Irna news agency quoted an Iranian diplomat as saying.
Germany, Britain, France, China, Russia, Iran and – if indirectly involved – the US will resume nuclear talks in Vienna in early August after a months hiatus. EU-coordinated talks to revive the nuclear deal stalled in March. Most recently, negotiators waited for Tehran to respond to a compromise proposal put forward by EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell in late July.
Resumption after departure in 2018?
The 2015 international nuclear deal with Iran aims to limit Iran’s nuclear program and ensure that the country does not build nuclear weapons. It was negotiated by the US, China, Russia, Germany, France, Britain and Iran. However, the US unilaterally withdrew from the agreement under then-President Donald Trump in 2018, after which Iran also gradually renounced its obligations under the agreement.
Source: Krone
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