“’Outrageous’ = the U.S. denying simple fact that there IS an agreed deal on the matter of the detainees. “Humanitarian swap was agreed with U.S. & U.K. in Vienna-separate from JCPOA (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) — on release of 10 prisoners on all sides. Iran is ready to proceed TODAY.”The U.S. on Saturday accused Tehran of an “outrageous” effort to deflect blame for the impasse in the nuclear talks and denied that any deal had been reached on a prisoner swap. On Saturday, Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, Abbas Araqchi, said in a tweet that the U.S. and Britain must stop linking a humanitarian exchange with the nuclear talks. The talks are aimed at reviving a 2015 deal between Iran and six major powers that curbed Tehran’s nuclear programme in exchange for a lifting of sanctions on Iran.

Source: The Hindu July 18, 2021 16:41 UTC