Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian announced yesterday that there are 3 “red lines” that remain to be resolved to reach a nuclear agreement, adding that his country will respond within a day to the “final” text of the European Union to save the agreement concluded in 2015, and called on the United States to show flexibility. in solving the remaining three problems.
Abdollahian said, “The American side verbally agreed to two proposals for Iran, and we will send our final proposals to the European Union at 12 midnight Monday-Tuesday,” adding that “if three issues are resolved, we will be able to reach an agreement in the coming days.”
While the minister did not specify the nature of the two oral proposals, he clarified that “they must be converted into text, in addition to showing flexibility on the third issue,” noting that Tehran’s response “will not be a final acceptance or rejection of the current European Union proposal.” He added, “We told them that our red lines must be respected. We have shown them a lot of flexibility, and we do not want to reach an agreement that fails to be implemented on the ground following 40 days, two or three months.” He said during a meeting with journalists at the ministry’s headquarters, “The coming days are very important…but it will not be the end of the world if Washington does not show flexibility. We also have our alternative plan if the talks fail.”
European diplomats and officials said that whether Washington and Tehran accept the EU’s “final text” to revive the Iran nuclear deal, it is unlikely that either of them will announce its cancellation, because keeping it is in the interests of both parties.
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