In desperate effort to salvage Iran nuclear deal, will US cave to EU appeasement?
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The European Union's foreign policy chief has submitted a final version of a nuclear text for Tehran's consideration. Josep Borrell said negotiations are now complete.
Benjamin Weinthal reports on Middle East affairs. You can follow Benjamin Weinthal on Twitter @BenWeinthal.
"Safeguards issues cannot simply be swept under the rug because the E.U. is trying to restore an element of its foreign policy legacy. 2022 is not 2015. Not only has the Iranian program advanced considerably, but Iranian officials appear increasingly comfortable talking about their capability to produce the ultimate weapon," Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) in Washington, told Fox News Digital.
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the formal name for the nuclear deal, was completed in 2015. President Trump’s administration pulled the plug on the atomic accord in 2018 because the deal failed to stop the theocratic state building a nuclear weapons device.