Iran responds to US proposals on reviving nuclear deal
Iran sent a response to the U.S. proposals to revive the nuclear deal, describing it as “constructive.”
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani was quoted by state media as saying that Iran had sent a “constructive” response to U.S. proposals to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement signed by Tehran and world powers.
Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting quoted Kanaani, without giving further details: “The text sent by (Iran) has a constructive approach aimed at concluding negotiations.”
Iran’s response was sent to EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, who is in charge of coordinating the talks, the report said. He did not give further details.
A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the U.S. government received Iran’s response, but did not mention any specifics about the document.
After 16 months of indirect talks between Tehran and Washington, Borrell said on August 8 that the EU had made a final offer to resolve the nuclear deal revival crisis.
On Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in Moscow that his country needs stronger guarantees from Washington to revive the nuclear deal, and that the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should abandon its “politically motivated investigations” into Tehran’s nuclear activities.
These statements came at a time when Iran was reviewing Washington’s response to the final text, drafted by the European Union, aimed at overcoming the stalemate in attempts to revive the nuclear deal.
The minister told reporters at the time: “Iran is carefully reviewing the EU-drafted text.. We need stronger guarantees from the other side to reach a lasting agreement. The [UN] agency should close its politically motivated investigations,” he said.
