The Majority Of Countries Participating In The Discussion On The Restoration Of The 2015 Nuclear Deal Agree With The European Union's Proposal, The United States' Response Awaits

Joseph Borrell (Wikimedia Commons/European Parliament)

JAKARTA - Most of the countries involved in Iran's nuclear talks agree with the European Union's proposal aimed at salvaging the 2015 Nuclear Deal, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Tuesday.

"Most of them agreed, but I still haven't got an answer from the United States, which I understand will have to discuss it, and we hope during this week to receive an answer," Borrell said in an interview with Spain's national broadcaster TVE.

Borrell said Iran had requested some adjustments to the EU proposal, which follows 16 months of indirect US-Iran talks.

On Monday, Borrel said he considered Iran's response to the proposal "reasonable".

"There was a proposal from me as the coordinator of the negotiations that said 'this is the balance we've reached, I don't think we can fix it on one side or the other'. And there was a response from Iran that I consider reasonable," Borrell said.

"It was transmitted to the United States which has not yet responded officially. I hope that response will end the negotiations," he added.

An EU official previously said the proposal was the bloc's "final offer" to help revive the pact suspended in 2018, by the US administration under Donald Trump.

The stakes are high, as a breakdown in nuclear talks would risk a new regional war, with Israel threatening military action against Iran if diplomacy fails to prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear weapons capability.

It is known that the restoration of the Nuclear Agreement is being pursued with the European Union as a 'bridge' for indirect dialogue between the United States and Iran. The 2015 Nuclear Deal covers the United States, Iran, the European Union, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United Kingdom.