Iran Says it Responded to EU Proposal Aimed at Salvaging Nuclear Deal

Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani listens to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, June 23, 2022. (AP)
Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani listens to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, June 23, 2022. (AP)
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Iran Says it Responded to EU Proposal Aimed at Salvaging Nuclear Deal

Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani listens to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, June 23, 2022. (AP)
Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani listens to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, June 23, 2022. (AP)

Iran has responded to top European Union diplomat Josep Borrell's proposal aimed at salvaging Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, and seeks a swift conclusion to negotiations, the top Iranian nuclear negotiator said on Sunday.

"We shared our proposed ideas, both on substance & form, to pave the way for a swift conclusion of Vienna negotiations," Ali Bagheri Kani tweeted, without giving any more details on Iran's position.

"As Iran, we stand ready to conclude the negotiations in a short order, should the other side be ready to do the same."

On Tuesday, Borrell said he had proposed a new draft text to revive the accord under which Iran curbed its nuclear program in return for relief from economic sanctions.

Then-US President Donald Trump reneged on the deal in 2018 and reimposed US sanctions, prompting Iran to violate the deal's nuclear limits.

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action deal aimed to make it harder for Iran to amass the fissile material for a nuclear weapon, an ambition Iran has long denied, saying its atomic program was for peaceful purposes.

On Tuesday, the State Department said it was reviewing Borrell's proposal and would respond to the EU.



Macron Says Nuclear Risk Warrants Continued Iran Talks

France's President Emmanuel Macron addresses a joint press conference with the  Norwegian Prime Minister after signing agreements during an event on industrial decarbonization at The National Museum in Oslo, Norway, on June 23, 2025. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
France's President Emmanuel Macron addresses a joint press conference with the Norwegian Prime Minister after signing agreements during an event on industrial decarbonization at The National Museum in Oslo, Norway, on June 23, 2025. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
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Macron Says Nuclear Risk Warrants Continued Iran Talks

France's President Emmanuel Macron addresses a joint press conference with the  Norwegian Prime Minister after signing agreements during an event on industrial decarbonization at The National Museum in Oslo, Norway, on June 23, 2025. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
France's President Emmanuel Macron addresses a joint press conference with the Norwegian Prime Minister after signing agreements during an event on industrial decarbonization at The National Museum in Oslo, Norway, on June 23, 2025. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)

The risk of clandestine nuclear enrichment by Iran is why negotiators must remain in contact, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday during a visit to Norway.

He also said he would speak with US President Donald Trump at the NATO summit in the Hague this week.