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Iran's foreign ministry announced on Monday that it will engage in new nuclear negotiations with France, Germany, and the United Kingdom on Friday in Istanbul, amidst rising tensions over its nuclear program. This meeting comes just days after these European nations expressed their intention to reinstate sanctions on Tehran unless progress is made toward reaching a new agreement aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear capabilities.
Esmail Baghaei, a spokesman for Iran's foreign ministry, stated that the country is prepared for a fresh round of discussions. The three European countries are still part of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which the Obama administration signed before being abandoned by the Trump administration. Recently, the European nations had declared their intention to restore United Nations sanctions on Iran by the end of August if there were not substantial advancements towards a new nuclear arrangement.
The goal of these negotiations is to limit or potentially eliminate Iran's uranium enrichment program. The European powers also emphasize the importance of Iran resuming its collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The IAEA previously conducted monitoring of Iran's enriched uranium inventory, but coordination ceased in June as tensions escalated following, what Tehran described as, bombings of its nuclear sites by Israeli and American forces.
Since the attacks, there has been a notable lack of progress between Iran and the United States in terms of resuming nuclear talks. This upcoming round of discussions, therefore, represents a crucial inflection point in determining the future of Iran's nuclear ambitions and broader international relations.
Iran's foreign ministry announced on Monday that it will engage in new nuclear negotiations with France, Germany, and the United Kingdom on Friday in Istanbul, amidst rising tensions over its nuclear program. This meeting comes just days after these European nations expressed their intention to reinstate sanctions on Tehran unless progress is made toward reaching a new agreement aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear capabilities.
Esmail Baghaei, a spokesman for Iran's foreign ministry, stated that the country is prepared for a fresh round of discussions. The three European countries are still part of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which the Obama administration signed before being abandoned by the Trump administration. Recently, the European nations had declared their intention to restore United Nations sanctions on Iran by the end of August if there were not substantial advancements towards a new nuclear arrangement.
The goal of these negotiations is to limit or potentially eliminate Iran's uranium enrichment program. The European powers also emphasize the importance of Iran resuming its collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The IAEA previously conducted monitoring of Iran's enriched uranium inventory, but coordination ceased in June as tensions escalated following, what Tehran described as, bombings of its nuclear sites by Israeli and American forces.
Since the attacks, there has been a notable lack of progress between Iran and the United States in terms of resuming nuclear talks. This upcoming round of discussions, therefore, represents a crucial inflection point in determining the future of Iran's nuclear ambitions and broader international relations.
