US prepares alternatives if nuclear talks with Iran fail
ERBIL, KRG, Iraq (North Press) – On Tuesday, the US Secretary of State announced that the US and its allies are preparing ‘alternatives’ in case the nuclear talks with Iran fail in Vienna Talks.
During a visit to Indonesia, Blinken said “time is running and Iran has yet to engage in real negotiations.”
“The US will keep on to pursue diplomacy because it remains the best option,” Blinken added.
“We are actively engaging with allies and partners on alternatives,” he noted.
Yesterday, the EU diplomatic said the upcoming agreement will be useless unless Iran makes a progress.
The next day, Tehran accused the western parties, which signed the 2015 nuclear deal, of always blaming Iran.
Two days ago, the Group of Seven meeting in Liverpool said the negotiations resumed to save the Iranian nuclear deal is the last chance for Iran.
“It is Iran’s last chance to come to the negotiating table with a serious solution to this problem,” British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said.
“There is still time for Iran to come and agree this deal…..last chance to come to the negotiating table with a serious resolution,” Truss added.
She pointed out that the most important thing is to carry out this step because they will not allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons.
Indirect negotiations between Iran and the US, with international mediation, mostly Europeans, resumed in late November in Vienna in an attempt to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement aimed at preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
The Vienna Talks aimed at reviving the 2015 agreement between Iran and six major powers (the United States, France, Britain, Russia, China and Germany) on Tehran’s nuclear program, after years of tension and negotiations.
The deal ensured sanctions relief for Iran in return for tight curbs on its nuclear Programme, and ensuring the peacefulness of its Programme.
The 2015 agreement has been disintegrating since Trump pulled out in 2018.
Trump has reintroduced tough sanctions on Tehran. On the other hand, Iran, a year after the US withdrawal, started gradually disregarding the deal’s limits on its nuclear activities in 2019.