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US urges Iran to resume negotiations 'soon'

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Aug 06, 2021 12:17 AM IST

"If President Raisi is genuine in his determination to see the sanctions lifted, well that is precisely what's on the table in Vienna," State Department spokesman Ned Price said.

The United States on Thursday urged Iran to return to talks quickly on reviving a nuclear deal after the new ultraconservative president, Ebrahim Raisi, said he would seek a diplomatic way to end sanctions.

"We hope that Iran seizes the opportunity now to advance diplomatic solutions," Price said. In picture - Iran's newly elected President Ebrahim Raisi (centre) waves as he arrives for his swearing in ceremony at the Iranian parliament in Tehran.(AFP)
"We hope that Iran seizes the opportunity now to advance diplomatic solutions," Price said. In picture - Iran's newly elected President Ebrahim Raisi (centre) waves as he arrives for his swearing in ceremony at the Iranian parliament in Tehran.(AFP)

"We urge Iran to return to the negotiations soon," State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters.

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"If President Raisi is genuine in his determination to see the sanctions lifted, well that is precisely what's on the table in Vienna," he said.

"We hope that Iran seizes the opportunity now to advance diplomatic solutions," Price said.

He was referring to months of fruitless indirect talks in the Austrian capital on reviving the 2015 nuclear accord trashed by former president Donald Trump.

Price reiterated that the Biden administration, despite concerns with Iran, saw the accord as key to securing "permanent and verifiable limits on Iran's nuclear program."

Price said that the proposal to end sweeping sanctions in return for compliance with the deal would not last "indefinitely."

"For us, this is an urgent priority, knowing the issues that are at play," Price said. "We hope that the Iranians treat it with the same degree of urgency."

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