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Added on the 07/07/2019 10:43:03 - Copyright : France 24 EN
The White House says it remains committed to nuclear negotiations with Iran despite Tehran's "provocative" statement that it will ramp up uranium enrichment. "We are certainly concerned about these provocative announcements," President Joe Biden's press secretary, Jen Psaki, tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
With the deadline fast approaching in Vienna to seal a deal on Iran's nuclear program, some leaders are hinting an extension of the talks may be needed. Nathan Frandino reports.
With the deadline fast approaching in Vienna to seal a deal on Iran's nuclear program, some leaders are hinting an extension of the talks may be needed. Nathan Frandino reports.
Iran and the United States have intensified efforts to overcome deep divisions in talks on Tehran's nuclear program days ahead of a deadline for agreement. Pavithra George reports.
The EU's foreign policy chief says he is hopeful the Iran nuclear deal could be revived after receiving "reasonable" responses to his proposed text from Iran and the United States. "I am hoping that in the coming days we are not going to lose this momentum and we can close the deal" says Josep Borrell, at an informal meeing of EU foreign ministers in Prague. SOUNDBITE
The EU says "everybody is studying the response and this is not the time, for the moment, to speculate on timing", as it mulls Iran's reponse to a "final" draft agreement on reviving a 2015 nuclear accord with major powers it presented at talks in Vienna. SOUNDBITE