Iran on Monday accused the US of “procrastinating” as Washington is still reviewing Tehran’s response to an EU proposal to revive the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA.
“The Americans are procrastinating and there is inaction from the European sides,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said.
Iran submitted its response to the EU proposal last week, which reportedly includes guarantees that would discourage the US from leaving the JCPOA again. EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrel said Monday that the Iranian response was “reasonable” and that he hopes the US will respond this week.
Borrell said that he hopes the US response to what Iran has put forward “allows us to end the negotiations,” signaling that he wants Washington to agree to Tehran’s offer.
State Department spokesman Ned Price said Monday that the deal is “closer” than it has been but that gaps remain. He said the US was “encouraged” by the fact that Tehran dropped the demand to have the designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) lifted, which was a major concession for Iran.
“That’s part of the reason why a deal is closer now than it was two weeks ago. But the outcome of these ongoing discussions still remains uncertain as gaps do remain,” Price said.
Price also disputed the idea that the US was delaying the revival of the nuclear deal, but he wouldn’t specify when the US might respond.
It seems the US is not making any friends these days… We have Israel chomping at us one way and Iran chomping at us another way. Clearly, at the end of the day, there is going to be someone who is unhappy about all of this. The US needs to stand up and get the deal done.
Israel is doing the chomping I.believe that an Israelie attack.on Iran.is imininent.Their rule.over Gaza is being.threatened and.most.of the rest.of world sees them as Genocidal and practiceing.Apartheid with the exception of the.US.politicians in the pocket.of AIPAC.They are just as Imperialistic and warlike as the American.ruling.class.
Hamas rules Gaza.There are no Israeli forces inside Gaza.
I believe that it is the midterm elections and not Israel which keep Biden from making a decision.
“The Americans are procrastinating and there is inaction from the European sides,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said.
And as usual, those two things go hand in hand.
The big powers in Europe are lacking stable government, Boris is out, Scholz is on the way out, he should be gone in a few weeks, Macron lost his majority in Parliament and in Italy Mario Draghy resigned and the US president Biden is senile. That does not look good. Putin and Xi Jinping are real statesmen.
The Democratic candidates for the midterm elections cannot afford a return to JCPOA before the voting even though most of them support such a return. I will be surprised if Biden returns before these elections. Also which stupid arguments he will use to postpone.
Procrastinating? That is huge progress, I thought this thing was dead and gone. We have elections coming up and I suppose we have to balance cheap gas vs being supporters of islamic terrorism.
From foreign policy to domestic policy procrastination is in Byedone Biden Blood… Taking almost 2 years for the Student Loan Forgiveness he promised in his campaign for election….!