Iran submits a ‘written response’ in N-deal talks
In response to what has been referred to as the final road map to repair its shattered nuclear deal with major powers, Iran said Tuesday that it had delivered a “written response.”
Despite being warned that there would be no further conversations, Tehran continued to reject the proposal being mediated by the European Union, according to Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency, which provided no information on the substance of its answer.
The IRNA report stated that there were “differences on three topics, where the United States has expressed its verbal flexibility in two situations, but it should be contained in the text.” The third concern relates to ensuring the continuation of the agreement, which depends on American realism.
Iran is undergoing hardline President Ebrahim Raisi has made numerous attempts to attribute the failure to reach an agreement to Washington. According to reports, Iran had till Monday to respond.
The EU did not immediately acknowledge that Iran sent its response. In the indirect negotiations, the EU has served as a middleman.
Ned Price, a spokesman for the State Department in Washington, said that the United States would share its own response with the EU.
However, Price said, “We do agree with (the EU’s) essential position, which is that what might have been negotiated has been agreed.
He continued by saying that Iran has been making “unacceptable demands” that went beyond the terms of the 2015 nuclear agreement, which saw Iran significantly reduce its uranium enrichment in exchange for the easing of sanctions.
However, Price said, “We do agree with (the EU’s) essential position, which is that what might have been negotiated has been agreed.
In addition, he noted that Iran had been making “unacceptable demands” that went beyond the terms of the 2015 nuclear agreement, under which Iran agreed to dramatically reduce its uranium enrichment in return for the relaxation of economic sanctions.
“If Iran wants these sanctions repealed, they must change their fundamental behaviour, “added Price. “They will need to alter the risky behaviours that first led to the imposition of these punishments.