The US administration has denied the veracity of the information that the US is making any concessions to Iran in negotiations to return to the nuclear agreement with Tehran.
US National Security Council spokeswoman Adrian Watson said on Thursday that reports that “we have agreed or are considering any concessions to Iran in the context of a return to the 2015 nuclear deal are completely untrue.”
And the American media site Axios, citing a senior Israeli official, reported that Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid met with US House Representative Ted Deutsch and US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides.
According to the official, Lapid told the American side that the proposal presented by the European Union to Iran included “concessions” and did not meet the principles voiced by the administration of US President Joe Biden.
According to a senior official, Lapid called for an exit from negotiations with Iran, noting that any other option would be a “signal of weakness” for Iran.
There were media reports that spoke of Washington’s readiness to make some concessions to Iran in terms of easing sanctions against Iranian banks and organizations and releasing some of the frozen Iranian assets.
On Thursday, the US State Department confirmed that it continues to study Iran’s reaction to the European Union’s proposal for a deal and that there are some disagreements between Washington and Israel regarding the deal.
Source: Axios, agencies