Tehran [Iran], August 29: Tehran's ongoing "precise examination" of the U.S. response to its viewpoints on the European Union (EU) proposed draft agreement on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal will continue at least by the end of Friday, said Iran's Nour News on Sunday.
The news outlet, which is affiliated with the country's Supreme National Security Council, wrote in a post on its Twitter account that the careful review of "the U.S. responses to Iran's modified pivots" regarding the EU's proposal is still going on "at expert levels" in Tehran.
On Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani said the country has received, through the EU, the U.S. government's response to Tehran's views about the resolution of the outstanding issues in the talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Kanaani added the U.S. response was submitted to Iran by the EU foreign policy chief and coordinator JosepBorrell, noting that Tehran had started to assess the American side's views carefully and would inform the coordinator of its viewpoints following the completion of its reviews.
Iran signed the JCPOA with world powers in July 2015, agreeing to curb its nuclear program in return for the removal of sanctions on the country. However, former U.S. President Donald Trump pulled Washington out of the agreement and reimposed unilateral sanctions on Tehran, prompting the latter to drop some of its commitments under the pact.
The talks on the revival of the nuclear deal began in April 2021 in Vienna but were suspended in March this year because of political differences between Tehran and Washington.
The latest round of the nuclear talks was held in Austria's capital Vienna in early August after a five-month hiatus. On Aug. 8, the EU put forward a "final text" of the draft decision on reviving the JCPOA.
Iran has recently said its written response to the EU's draft of a potential agreement had been presented, noting that if the U.S. reaction features realism and flexibility, the nuclear agreement would be reached.
Source: Xinhua