“Blinken urged Russia to use its influence with Iran and its relationship with Iran to convey a message of the need to speed up the agreement.”
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken warned Iran that “there is only a limited chance of success in talks aimed at salvaging the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran” and urged Russia to use the influence it enjoys and its relationship with Iran to send a message of the urgent need to reach an agreement.
Blinken stressed that “the agreement is an example of possible cooperation between the United States and Russia on security issues” and stressed that “the nuclear updates carried out by Tehran will frustrate any return to the agreement if a new agreement is not reached in the coming weeks.”
He said, “Talks with Iran about a bilateral return to commitment to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (2015 agreement) have reached a crucial moment.” common”.
Blinken’s remarks came today, Friday, in a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in Geneva.
The 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers lifted sanctions on Tehran in return for curbs on its nuclear activities, but Trump withdrew the United States from it a year into his presidency.