TEHRAN: After the European Union put up a proposal aimed at reaching a consensus in the talks that have been deadlocked since March, Iran said Monday that it remains “optimistic” about a potential revival of the 2015 nuclear deal.According to Nasser Kanani, a spokeswoman for the foreign ministry,
“We remain optimistic that the negotiation process will result in a rational and reasonable outcome.”The statement follows the submission of a new draught text by Josep Borrell, the head of EU foreign policy and coordinator of the nuclear negotiations between Iran and other powers, on Tuesday. Borrell urged all parties to approve the text or “risk a dangerous nuclear crisis.”
In order to revive the agreement, negotiations in Vienna started in April 2021, but they have been inactive since March due to disagreements between Tehran and Washington over a number of issues.
The US was removed from the agreement, and sanctions were lifted against Iran in the hopes that Tehran would resume its nuclear commitments. The two parties conducted their negotiations through the coordinator of the European Union.
