The US State Department said that the statements of Iran's chief negotiator in the "Vienna" talks, Abbas Araqchi, are aimed at diverting blame for the deadlock in the face of a possible return to the nuclear agreement, after he said that the Vienna negotiations must wait for the appointment of the new government.
The Foreign Ministry added in a statement that Washington is ready to return to Vienna to complete the negotiations, with the aim of a mutual return to the agreement as soon as Iran takes the necessary decisions.
She indicated that an agreement had not yet been reached regarding the release of Americans detained in Iran, stressing that this is a priority.
Araqchi had said that his country is in a transitional phase in light of the current transfer of power, and that the Vienna negotiations will await the appointment of the new government, amid expectations that negotiations will resume next August.
Araqchi added - in a tweet on Twitter - that the Vienna negotiations should wait until the new authority in his country takes over its duties.
He stressed that the United States and Britain should stop linking the humanitarian exchange of prisoners to the nuclear agreement.
The US State Department also stated that Washington was ready to continue negotiations, but the Iranians requested more time to deal with the transitional period.
The Wall Street Journal quoted participants in the Vienna negotiations on the Iranian nuclear file that negotiators were on the verge of reaching an agreement to send Iran's stockpile of uranium to Russia, but Iran insisted that it would not allow any of the centrifuges to be destroyed. Centrally owned advanced.
The newspaper pointed out that Western diplomats are divided over Iran's negotiating strategy. Some see that it wants to revive the nuclear agreement, but it is slowing down negotiations because it believes that the Biden administration's enthusiasm for its revival will make the Americans make concessions, while others believe that Iran is slowing down negotiations to obtain nuclear technology that it will have permanently.
Iran had rejected a tripartite plan presented by European officials, to extend the "time period for Iran's nuclear program."
The Wall Street Journal said that European officials presented a 3-pronged plan to prevent Iran from returning quickly to its nuclear measures, and to prolong this period of time after Tehran returns to implementing its commitments.
Under the plan, the Europeans want Iran to stockpile and wax advanced centrifuges and dismantle the electronic infrastructure used for these devices.
The newspaper did not specify whether the European offer was made to the Iranian side in the context of the Vienna talks, but Iran renewed its refusal to touch its centrifuges.