Saturday, June 17, 2023

Blinken: Some of the reports on Iran agreement are not true

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday rejected reports that Washington and Tehran were close to deals on limiting Iran's nuclear program and releasing US citizens detained in the country.

"With regard to Iran, some of the reports that we've seen about an agreement on nuclear matters or, for that matter, on detainees, are simply not accurate and not true," Blinken said when asked about indirect talks via Oman, according to the AFP news agency.

His comments come amid swirling rumors that the US and Iran are close to an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program.

On Wednesday, a report by the New York Timesrevealed details of an emerging deal between the United States and Iran regarding the Iranian nuclear program.

According to the report, the Americans are aiming to reach an informal, unwritten agreement, which some Iranian officials are calling a “political ceasefire,” which would prevent a further escalation. READ MORE