'Decisive' moment nears as West sees only weeks to salvage Iran nuclear deal

21/1/2022 7:21

        The United States and its European allies said on Thursday that it was now just a matter of weeks to salvage the 2015 Iran nuclear deal after a round of
        talks in which a French diplomatic source said there had been no progress on the core issues.
        
        Indirect talks between Iran and the United States on reviving the nuclear deal resumed almost two months ago.
        
        Western diplomats have previously indicated they were hoping to have a breakthrough over the next few weeks, but sharp differences remain with the toughest issues still unresolved. Iran has rejected any deadline imposed by Western powers.
        
        Diplomats and analysts say the longer Iran remains outside the deal, the more nuclear expertise it will gain, shortening the time it might need to race to build a bomb if it chose to, thereby undermining the accord's original purpose. Tehran denies it has ever sought to develop nuclear arms.