UK: Iran Nuclear Talks Approaching Dangerous Impasse

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss addresses the parliament. Asharq Al-Awsat
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss addresses the parliament. Asharq Al-Awsat
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UK: Iran Nuclear Talks Approaching Dangerous Impasse

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss addresses the parliament. Asharq Al-Awsat
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss addresses the parliament. Asharq Al-Awsat

Talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal between Western powers and Iran are approaching a dangerous impasse, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Tuesday.

"This negotiation is urgent and progress has not been fast enough. We continue to work in close partnership with our allies but the negotiations are reaching a dangerous impasse," Truss told parliament.

"Iran must now choose whether it wants to conclude a deal or be responsible for the collapse of the JCPOA (nuclear deal). And if the JCPOA collapses, all options are on the table."



Khamenei: Iran is Ready to Respond to Any Renewed Military Attack

A handout picture made available by the Iranian supreme leader office shows, Iranian supreme leader Ali Khameni speaking during a meeting with members of Iranian judiciary in Tehran, Iran, 16 July 2025. EPA/IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER OFFICE
A handout picture made available by the Iranian supreme leader office shows, Iranian supreme leader Ali Khameni speaking during a meeting with members of Iranian judiciary in Tehran, Iran, 16 July 2025. EPA/IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER OFFICE
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Khamenei: Iran is Ready to Respond to Any Renewed Military Attack

A handout picture made available by the Iranian supreme leader office shows, Iranian supreme leader Ali Khameni speaking during a meeting with members of Iranian judiciary in Tehran, Iran, 16 July 2025. EPA/IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER OFFICE
A handout picture made available by the Iranian supreme leader office shows, Iranian supreme leader Ali Khameni speaking during a meeting with members of Iranian judiciary in Tehran, Iran, 16 July 2025. EPA/IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER OFFICE

Iran is ready to respond to any renewed military attack, the country's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said in comments carried by state TV on Wednesday, adding Tehran was capable of giving a bigger blow to adversaries than the one delivered during the 12-day Iran-Israel war last month.

He also accused the US of being an accomplice to Israel’s crimes, describing Israel a “cancerous tumor”.

He added: “Fighting the US and its ‘dog on leash’ Israel is praiseworthy”.