Iran and European countries will continue talks on Tehran’s nuclear program, writes Reuters
DUBAI (Reuters) – Talks being held in Geneva between Iran, Britain, France and Germany will continue dialogue on Tehran’s disputed nuclear program, Iran’s official news agency reported on Tuesday.
“The talks were serious, honest and constructive. We discussed ideas that include certain details in the lifting of sanctions and the nuclear field that are necessary for an agreement,” Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for international and legal affairs, wrote on X on Monday.
“The parties agreed that the negotiations should continue and that in order to reach an agreement, all parties should create and maintain an appropriate atmosphere. We agreed to continue our dialogue,” he added.
The talks held on Monday followed earlier talks in November. At the time, an Iranian official told Reuters that finalizing the roadmap with the Europeans would “put the ball in the U.S. court to revive or kill the nuclear deal.”
In 2018, the US, led by then-President Donald Trump, pulled out of the 2015 Iran nuclear pact with six major powers and reimposed tough sanctions on Iran.
That has prompted Tehran to violate the pact’s nuclear restrictions, with moves such as rebuilding its stockpile of enriched uranium, refining it to higher fission purity and installing advanced centrifuges to speed up production.
Indirect talks between the administration of US President Joe Biden and Tehran in an attempt to revive the pact have failed.
Trump has vowed to return to the policies he pursued in his previous term, which sought to destroy Iran’s economy in order to force the country to negotiate on its nuclear program, ballistic missile program and regional activities.
