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Biden orders ‘preparations’ in case Iran nuclear-talks fail
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WASHINGTON, 11 December 2021, (TON): US President Joe Biden has ordered his staff to prepare additional measures if troubled talks over Iran’s nuclear programme, which resumed in Vienna, fail to reach a resolution.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters “the president has asked his team to be prepared in the event that diplomacy fails and we must turn to other options.”
She added “we will have no choice but to take additional measures.”
The latest round of talks began last week and were paused on Dec 3 after Western participants accused Iran of going back on progress made earlier this year.
International diplomats restarted the talks on Thursday for what the chair of the negotiations called the “difficult endeavour” of reviving the 2015 deal between Iran and world powers.
The heads of delegations from the parties to the 2015 deal -- Britain, China, France, Germany, Iran and Russia, were present at the talks in Vienna.
An American delegation plans to take part indirectly in the coming days.
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