Berlin, London and Paris on Thursday (June 9) called on Iran "to end the nuclear escalation" and "to now urgently accept the deal on the table" since March to resuscitate the 2015 pact supposed to prevent the Iran to manufacture the atomic bomb, according to a joint declaration.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) earlier denounced Iran's decision to withdraw 27 surveillance cameras from its nuclear activities, fearing the move could deal a 'fatal blow' to nuclear talks Iranian in Vienna.

Regarding the agreement on the table since March, "we regret that Iran has not yet seized this diplomatic opportunity," said the three countries in this statement sent by the German Foreign Ministry.

"We call on Iran to do so immediately."

Iran has informed the IAEA of the "withdrawal of 27 cameras" for monitoring nuclear activities, the UN agency announced on Thursday, in response to the adoption of a resolution criticizing Tehran.

"We condemn" Tehran's decision, say Berlin, London and Paris.

"This aggravates the situation and complicates our efforts to fully restore" the 2015 agreement to limit Iranian nuclear activities in exchange for relief from international sanctions.

"Additional scepticism"

This pact has been moribund since the withdrawal in 2018 of the United States which reimposed punitive measures on Tehran.

The Iranian move also "fuels further skepticism about Iran's interest in seeing the deal through," according to the text of the statement.

The IAEA verifies and monitors the implementation of the commitments made by Iran under the nuclear agreement concluded in Vienna in 2015 with the major powers.

Talks were launched a year ago in the Austrian capital to try to reintegrate the United States into this pact denounced in 2018 by former US President Donald Trump and bring Iran back to full compliance with its international commitments concerning its nuclear program.

With AFP

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