JCPOA

The US, British, French, and German foreign ministers plan to discuss soon, possibly as early as Friday, how to revive the Iran nuclear deal 2015 abandoned by former US President Donald Trump, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Iran PressEurope: Four of the sources said the virtual meeting, which was likely to cover other topics, could take place as soon as Friday, while two others said it could happen next week. All spoke on condition that they not be identified.

Such a high-level conversation would be the latest step by US President Joe Biden’s administration to seek a way to revive the pact, under which Iran agreed to limit its nuclear activities so as to make it harder to develop an atomic bomb in return for relief from the US and other economic sanctions.

Trump abandoned the deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2018, restoring the US sanctions the agreement had removed and placed more on Iran.

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Iran has long denied any intent to develop nuclear arms.

Tehran has insisted that Washington ease sanctions before it will resume compliance.

The State Department declined to comment on whether the four foreign ministers would meet soon. British, French, and German spokesmen did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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