EU gamble in Vienna could jeopardize talks

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
doubled down on their propaganda and even set deadlines for Iran to provide a response to the proposals.The talks in Vienna over reviving
the 2015 nuclear deal, formally called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), have taken a new turn on Monday when the EU
capitals for further consultations on the EU proposals, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the negotiations have come to an end and
now in a final text
and beyond as the EU text should not have been portrayed as a final text
However, Iran started reviewing the EU proposals
Iran was busy studying the text, Western media went so far as to set a deadline for Iran
The Wall Street Journal has said that the West expects Iran to give an answer by August 15, a move that could further complicate the
European proposals only if they provided assurances to Iran in the forgoing issues, including the political allegations linked to the
to the safeguards
But the Iranian diplomat said the EU proposals should provide assurances to Iran and encompass all the issues under discussion in
But the kerfuffle over the EU proposals could put the talks in danger
Because Iran seems to have some reservations over the EU ideas and, therefore, they could need to be discussed in Vienna.This may be why
some Vienna partners were cautious in dealing with the EU gamble
Russia, for instance, said that the EU was not in a position to determine whether Iran should accept or reject the current text in the
text or to recognize that the talks failed
Representative to the Vienna-based International Organizations, said on Twitter on Thursday.Some believe that the EU should stick to its
coordinative role and refrain from setting deadlines that would complicate the situation