Nuclear deal: Iran calls on US to show flexibility

Published on: 08/16/2022 – 01:19Modified on: 08/16/2022 – 01:23 Iran responded on Monday to the “definitive” text of the European Union, aimed at reviving the Iranian nuclear agreement of 2015, said a European official, after the Iranian foreign minister called on the United States to show flexibility. The Islamic Republic is seeking a guarantee that no future American president would renege on the agreement if it were relaunched, as Donald Trump did in 2018. Iran responded on Monday August 15 to the “final” text of European Union, aiming to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, a European official said, after Iran’s foreign minister called on the United States to show flexibility. did not give details of Tehran’s response. “There are three issues that arise, and if they are resolved, we can reach an agreement,” Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said earlier today. “We don’t want to reach an agreement which, after 40 days, two months or three months, does not materialize on the ground (…) We told them that our limits must be respected,” said Hossein Amirabdollahian. The United States considered that a return to the 2015 agreement was possible if Iran abandoned its “superfluous” demands. More flexibility Hossein Amirabdollahian believes that the days to come will be crucial. “We will need more talks if Washington does not show flexibility to resolve the remaining issues… Like Washington, we have our own plan B if the talks fail,” he said. The Islamic Republic is seeking assurances that no future US president would renege on the deal if it were revived, as Donald Trump did in 2018. The European Union, as coordinator of nuclear negotiations between the Iran and world powers last week presented “final” text aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. With Reuters