When Iran and the West talked: How, why they reached the negotiating table this week | Explained News, The Indian Express

When Iran and the West talked: How, why they reached the negotiating table this week | Explained News, The Indian Express

Written by Rishabh Jain |New Delhi |Published: July 30, 2019 4:38:50 pm

When Iran and the West talked: How, why they reached the negotiating table this week

Tensions began to rise in May 2018 after President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew the United States from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement, commonly referred to as the Iran nuclear deal, and reimposed US sanctions on Tehran.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that Iran had exceeded the 300 kg limit on low-enriched uranium production that it had agreed to in return for the lifting of sanctions under the 2015 agreement. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Emergency talks were held in Vienna this week to discuss the Iran nuclear deal and to ease rapidly rising tensions in the Persian Gulf. Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister, said after his meeting with British, French, German, Chinese, and Russian officials that the “discussions were good”. Tensions began to rise in May 2018 after President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew the United States from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement, commonly referred to as the Iran nuclear deal, and reimposed US sanctions on Tehran.