According to "The Times", Vedant Patel, a department spokesperson, didn’t elaborate on the remarks Thursday night but added that US officials were still looking at the response, which Iran had submitted to the European Union. The EU has drafted a proposal to rescue the agreement, abandoned by President Donald Trump in 2018, and energy traders have been closely watching to see whether there will be a breakthrough.
“We are studying it and will respond through the E.U., but unfortunately it is not constructive,” Patel said in a statement.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has earlier announced that Tehran has sent its opinion on the US’s response to an EU draft text for the possible agreement on the removal of sanctions.
“After receiving the United States’ response, the Islamic Republic’s expert team examined it carefully and Iran’s responses were compiled and submitted to the coordinator tonight,” Kanaani said.
He pointed out that Iran's response was prepared after evaluation on various levels.
He also pointed out that the text that was sent by Iran has a constructive approach aimed at finalizing the talks.
Previously, Ernest Moniz, the former United States Secretary of Energy, who had played an important role in the negotiation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) during the 2015 Iran nuclear negotiations, told CNN, referring to the Vienna talks America's withdrawal from the nuclear agreement was an unwise decision and it is in everyone's interest to return to this agreement, adding that the decision killed five precious years.
The United States which is known as the cause of instability, tension, and crises in the world, is now setting conditions, which is a political joke.
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