PARIS —
France warned Tuesday that further delays could stymie a revived nuclear
agreement between world powers and
Iran, with the West and Russia at
loggerheads over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
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“We are very close
to a deal,” but Paris is “very worried about risks that further delays could
weigh on the chances”, a foreign ministry spokeswoman told reporters in an
apparent reference to
Russia’s demands for extra guarantees.
Russian Foreign
Minister
Sergei Lavrov has demanded written assurances from Washington that
massive Western sanctions imposed on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine will
not affect its economic and military cooperation with Tehran.
US Secretary of
State
Antony Blinken has said such demands are “irrelevant”.
Russia on Monday said that all world powers must
have “equal rights” if the 2015 deal to limit Iran’s nuclear program in
exchange for sanctions relief is revived.
Sanctions on Russia
over its invasion of
Ukraine “have nothing to do with the Iran nuclear deal”,
Blinken said Sunday.
France “calls on
all other parties to adopt a responsible approach,” the foreign ministry
spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Moscow is a direct
party — along with Britain,
China, France, and Germany — to the ongoing talks
aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal. Washington is participating indirectly.
As suspense remains over Russia’s participation, Iran’s
official IRNA news agency said that Tehran’s top negotiator Ali Bagheri would
travel to Vienna early Wednesday “to continue the talks”.
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