Space to revive Iran nuclear deal narrowing soon: Borrell
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The political window for reviving the Iran nuclear deal may be shrinking shortly, according to the EU official.
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EU High representative Josep Borrell
The political room for reviving the Iranian nuclear agreement may be closing shortly, according to EU top diplomat Josep Borrell, who talked with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Tuesday.
Borrell tweeted, "If we want to conclude an agreement, decisions are needed now," adding that it was still possible to revive the nuclear agreement.
Spoke again with Iranian Foreign Minister @Amirabdolahian.
— Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF) July 5, 2022
If we want to conclude an agreement, decisions are needed now.
This is still possible, but the political space to revive the #JCPOA may narrow soon.
Senior Western officials expressed reservations about restoring the 2015 Iran nuclear deal on Thursday, with the European Union suggesting it "may not get it across the finishing line," and a US official saying the odds had diminished following this week's unsuccessful talks.
The United Nations Security Council gathered to evaluate the situation with Iran one day after indirect US-Iran talks in Doha concluded with little indication of progress toward reviving the accord under which Tehran curtailed its nuclear program in exchange for respite from US, UN, and EU sanctions.
According to the advisor to the Iranian negotiating nuclear team, Mohammad Marandi, the West has given up some of its positions in the past months, stressing that they are forced to give up other points in order to resolve the outstanding issues.
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Marandi explained that the Americans and Europeans were forced to gradually accept the Iranian demands, explaining that the tangible guarantees that Iran is now demanding are meant for the continuation of the nuclear agreement and do not fall outside the scope of the agreement.
