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JEDDAH:\u00a0A meeting to revive the Iran nuclear deal could take place as soon as this week, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday.<\/p>\n
Borrell said Iran had given a \u201creasonable\u201d response to the final text of a proposed new agreement, and the ball was now in the US court.<\/p>\n
Efforts to restore the Joint Comprehensive\u00a0 Plan of Action \u2014 the 2015 agreement between world powers and Tehran aimed at curbing Iran\u2019s nuclear program in return for the lifting of sanctions \u2014 are at a critical point after 16 months of on-off indirect talks in Vienna.<\/p>\n
\u201cA meeting was scheduled to take place in Vienna at the end of last week, but it was not possible,\u201d Borrell said. \u201cIt is possible that it could take place this week.\u201d<\/p>\n
Borrell said the negotiations brokered by the EU had gone as far as they could go and \u201cthis is the inflection point.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cThere was an Iranian response that I considered reasonable to transmit to the US.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe US has not formally replied yet. But we are waiting for their response and I hope that response will allow us to finish the negotiation \u2014 I hope so, but I can\u2019t assure you of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The original 2015 agreement collapsed in 2018 when the US withdrew and President Donald Trump reimposed crippling economic sanctions on Iran. Tehran responded by breaking its commitments under the JCPOA and steadily enriching its stock of uranium to close to weapons-grade levels.<\/p>\n
Iran accused the US on Monday of delaying a revival of the agreement. Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said Tehran wanted a sustainable deal that would preserve Tehran\u2019s \u201clegitimate rights.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Americans are procrastinating and there is inaction from the European sides. America and Europe need an agreement more than Iran,\u201d Kanaani said.<\/p>\n
\u201cUntil we agree on all issues, we cannot say that we have reached a complete agreement. We seek a good agreement that would guarantee Iran\u2019s national interests and would be long-lasting. We won\u2019t be bitten twice.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Israel, Prime Minister Yair Lapid said the terms of the revived agreement \u201cgo beyond the limits of the original JCPOA,\u201d and warned that restoring the deal would boost funding to Iran\u2019s proxy militia fighters in Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will pave the way for significant investment to flow into Iran\u2019s terrorist network and for strengthening the Iranian military,\u201d Lapid said. \u201cIsrael opposes a return to the deal and will not be obligated by such an agreement. Israel will continue to do everything to prevent Iran from attaining a nuclear capability.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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