They came days after Iran announced that it would enrich uranium to 60 per cent purity, a higher level than it had ever produced, in response to a suspected 10 April Israeli attack on its sensitive enrichment facility in Natanz. The latest relatively upbeat pronouncements contrast with the gloomier comments in recent weeks.
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The administration of Joe Biden is seeking to return to the deal and has sought talks with Iran. Mr Trump torpedoed the deal and launched a campaign of “maximum pressure” meant to economically strangle Iran, which responded by upping its nuclear programme. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ( JCPOA) placed limits on Iran’s nuclear programme in exchange for relief from international sanctions. Meanwhile, anti-Iran operatives in Washington are stepping up efforts to scuttle the negotiations. Talks are to resume next week in Vienna, with Mr Araqchi leading the Iranian delegation, diplomat Robert Malley leading the US team, and German, French, British, Chinese and Russian officials serving as intermediaries.Įnrique Mora, chairman of the commission overseeing the talks, said in a statement that progress had been made in identifying specific measures the US and Iran each need to take to return to the deal, and that a group of experts would start examining timing and sequencing next week. “And I think it’s fair to say that we have more road ahead of us than we do in the rear view mirror.”
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“There has been some progress, but there remains a long road ahead,” he told reporters. US State Department spokesman Ned Price described the talks as “businesslike’’ and “positive” in a briefing on Tuesday.