Iran Seeks Stronger U.S. Guarantees for Revival of Nuclear Deal

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian during a joint news conference in Moscow, Wednesday. (REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Pool)

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran needs stronger guarantees from Washington for the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal, its foreign minister said in Moscow on Wednesday, adding that the U.N. atomic watchdog should drop its “politically motivated probes” of Tehran’s nuclear work.

The comment from Hossein Amirabdollahian came as Iran reviews Washington’s answer to a final text drafted by the European Union that aims to overcome an impasse in attempts to revive the 2015 nuclear pact.

“Iran is carefully reviewing the EU-drafted text… We need stronger guarantees from the other party to have a sustainable deal … The [U.N.] agency should close its politically motivated probes,” Amirabdollahian told reporters.

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