Iran ‘carefully reviewing’ US response to nuclear deal proposal
Iran is studying the United States’ response to a European Union-drafted agreement that would restore the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and Western powers, Iran’s foreign ministry has said, Qazet.az reports.
Iran had already given its own responseto the EU proposal last week, which was described as “reasonable” by the EU’s foreign policy chief, Josef Borrell.
“This evening Iran received the US response through the European Union. The careful review of the response has started in Tehran,” Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Wednesday.
“Iran will share its view with the EU, as the coordinator of the nuclear talks, upon completion of Tehran’s review.”
The foreign ministry did not give any further details on how close the sides are to finalising a deal.
In 2018, under former President Donald Trump, the US unilaterally withdrew from the nuclear deal, which sought to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons in return for the lifting of sanctions.