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EU’s top diplomat in Iran to discuss fragile nuclear deal

The EU’s foreign policy chief was in Tehran to salvage the crumbling nuclear deal at a time of heightened tensions between Iran and the West.
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif shakes hands with High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of European Commission Josep Borrell in Tehran, Iran, February 3, 2020. Tasnim News Agency/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY - RC23TE9Q0VI8

In his first visit to Tehran as the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell met with top Iranian officials to discuss the trajectory of the tenuous Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani assured the top EU diplomat of Tehran’s willingness to maintain cooperation with the 27-nation bloc. “Once the other parties fully honor their obligations, Iran will resume its compliance [with the nuclear deal],” Rouhani said of the JCPOA and a phased reduction of commitments Tehran started last May.

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