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Iran warns of a crushing response to any Israeli attack if nuclear deal fails 8/17/2022 5:21:27 PM Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (L) meets Josep Borell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (R). photo: AFP/Atta Kenare kurdsatnews An EU spokesperson, "We are studying the final proposal for the agreement, and we are consulting with other JCPOA participants." A US State Department spokesman said that the United States is exchanging its views on Iran's response with the European Union, Middle Eastern allies, and Israel after receiving Iran's comments on the nuclear deal proposal to save the 2015 agreement. The spokeswoman added that removing the Iranian Revolutionary Guard from the terrorist list is outside the Vienna negotiations. "At the moment, we are studying the 'final proposal' for the deal, and we are consulting with other JCPOA participants and the United States on the way forward," an EU spokeswoman told reporters Tuesday in Brussels. She refused to give a time frame for any reaction from the European Union, coordinating the negotiations in Vienna. After 16 months of intermittent and indirect talks between the United States and Iran, during which the European Union shuttled the two sides, a senior EU official said on August 8 that the bloc had made a "final" offer and expected a response within "a few weeks." Iran responded to the proposal late on Monday, but neither Tehran nor the European Union provided any details on the response's content. Although Iran's foreign ministry hinted at a possible breakthrough. The Iranian foreign minister called on the United States to show flexibility in resolving the three remaining issues, indicating that Tehran's response would not be final acceptance or rejection. Washington has said it is ready to agree immediately to restore the one concluded in 2015 based on European Union proposals. Diplomats and officials told Reuters news agency that whether Tehran and Washington accept the "final" offer from the European Union, it is unlikely that either will declare the agreement a failure because reviving it serves the interests of both parties. There are significant risks, as failure in the nuclear negotiations risks the outbreak of a new regional war. Iran has warned of a "crushing" response to any Israeli attack if the nuclear deal fails. Israel and Gulf states have proposed a new deal that curtails Iran's foreign activities in the Middle East and deprives it of its regional hegemony. In 2018, US President Donald Trump backed away from the nuclear deal he had concluded before he took office, calling it a loss, and re-imposed harsh US sanctions, prompting Iran to start violating restrictions on uranium enrichment. The recent comments from EU officials regarding a possible agreement between the US and Iran led to decreased oil prices. The EU hopes to bring Iran closer to the West to reduce its dependence on Russian energy, which has caused significant economic prices on the continent.

Iran warns of a crushing response to any Israeli attack if nuclear deal fails

8/17/2022 5:21:27 PM

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (L) meets Josep Borell, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (R).

photo: AFP/Atta Kenare

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An EU spokesperson, "We are studying the final proposal for the agreement, and we are consulting with other JCPOA participants."

A US State Department spokesman said that the United States is exchanging its views on Iran's response with the European Union, Middle Eastern allies, and Israel after receiving Iran's comments on the nuclear deal proposal to save the 2015 agreement.

The spokeswoman added that removing the Iranian Revolutionary Guard from the terrorist list is outside the Vienna negotiations.

"At the moment, we are studying the 'final proposal' for the deal, and we are consulting with other JCPOA participants and the United States on the way forward," an EU spokeswoman told reporters Tuesday in Brussels.

She refused to give a time frame for any reaction from the European Union, coordinating the negotiations in Vienna.

After 16 months of intermittent and indirect talks between the United States and Iran, during which the European Union shuttled the two sides, a senior EU official said on August 8 that the bloc had made a "final" offer and expected a response within "a few weeks."

Iran responded to the proposal late on Monday, but neither Tehran nor the European Union provided any details on the response's content. Although Iran's foreign ministry hinted at a possible breakthrough.

The Iranian foreign minister called on the United States to show flexibility in resolving the three remaining issues, indicating that Tehran's response would not be final acceptance or rejection.

Washington has said it is ready to agree immediately to restore the one concluded in 2015 based on European Union proposals.

Diplomats and officials told Reuters news agency that whether Tehran and Washington accept the "final" offer from the European Union, it is unlikely that either will declare the agreement a failure because reviving it serves the interests of both parties.

There are significant risks, as failure in the nuclear negotiations risks the outbreak of a new regional war. Iran has warned of a "crushing" response to any Israeli attack if the nuclear deal fails.

Israel and Gulf states have proposed a new deal that curtails Iran's foreign activities in the Middle East and deprives it of its regional hegemony.

In 2018, US President Donald Trump backed away from the nuclear deal he had concluded before he took office, calling it a loss, and re-imposed harsh US sanctions, prompting Iran to start violating restrictions on uranium enrichment.

The recent comments from EU officials regarding a possible agreement between the US and Iran led to decreased oil prices. The EU hopes to bring Iran closer to the West to reduce its dependence on Russian energy, which has caused significant economic prices on the continent.