Blinken warns Iran of "nuclear crisis" and further isolation

The United States warned Thursday that Tehran's recent "provocations" in the nuclear file could cause a "serious nuclear crisis" and "further economic and political isolation of Iran."

"We continue to urge Iran to choose the path of diplomacy and de-escalation," US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said in a statement, commenting on Iran's decision to stop operating 27 cameras to monitor its nuclear activities after the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors adopted a resolution criticizing it for its lack of cooperation.

"Unfortunately, Iran's initial response" to this text "was not a response to a lack of cooperation and transparency (...) but to the contrary by threatening new provocations and lack of transparency," Blinken said.

He warned that "such measures will be counterproductive and will further complicate our efforts" to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

He added that "the only possible outcome of such a situation would be a worsening nuclear crisis and an increase in Iran's economic and political isolation."

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