TEHRAN -- The European
Union’s Iran talks coordinator Enrique Mora is to visit Tehran on Tuesday, the agency Nour News reported on Saturday, as the bloc said it was seeking to break a deadlock and save the 2015 accord.
Talks to revive Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal have been on hold since March, with Tehran insisting that Washington remove the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) from the U.S. Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) list.
“This trip could be seen as a new step in constructive consultations on the few but important issues that have remained in the Vienna talks,” Nour News said on Twitter.
Separately, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told the Financial Times he was seeking a “middle way” to end the impasse, which threatens to scupper more than a year of diplomatic efforts.
Borrell is considering a scenario whereby the designation is lifted on the IRGC, but kept in place on other parts of the organization, the FT reported.
The foreign policy chief also said he wanted Mora to visit Tehran to discuss the issue, but added that Iran “was very much reluctant” and described the diplomatic push as “the last bullet”.
The report also cited Borrell as saying negotiators would not give Iran an ultimatum.
Reuters reported last week that Iran is in no rush to revive the 2015 pact to ease sanctions on its economy.
Under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran agreed to limit its nuclear program in return for relief from sanctions.
In a statement, over 250 members of the Iranian parliament said last month that in order for the new agreement to be successful, the U.S. government must give a legally firm guarantee that it will not quit it again.