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Added on the 09/05/2019 12:57:27 - Copyright : France 24 EN
The United States urges Moscow and Tehran to take the "decisions" needed to revive the 2015 nuclear accord, putting the ball squarely in their camp as last-minute Russian demands threatened to derail the process. "We remain confident that we can achieve mutual return to compliance in fairly short order" if decisions are "made in places like Tehran and Moscow," State Department spokesperson Ned Price tells reporters during a briefing after the European Union announced a pause in negotiations. SOUNDBITE
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
Iranians burn a portrait of Donald Trump and a US flag chanting "down with USA" during an anti-US demonstration after Friday prayers to protest against Trump's decision to pull America out of the nuclear deal. IMAGES
Iran's Foreign Minister is given a heroes' welcome in Tehran, after leading Iranian negotiators to an initial nuclear agreement that could potentially lead to the end of economic sanctions. Mana Rabiee reports.
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi shakes hands with Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran head Mohammad Eslami. Grossi is in Iran as his International Atomic Energy Agency seeks greater cooperation with Iran over its nuclear activities. IMAGES
Rafael Grossi, the UN nuclear watchdog chief, arrives at the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran for a meeting with its head Mohammad Eslami, after the discovery of uranium particles enriched to near weapons-grade level. IMAGES