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UK, France and Germany push Iran to accept sanctions delay deal
UNITED NATIONS: Britain, France and Germany are pressing Iran to take a deal that would hold off fresh UN sanctions.
The three European powers said that the offer gives Tehran more time for talks on its nuclear programme, but only if it allows inspectors back in and eases Western fears about uranium stockpiles.
UN envoys for the three countries – known as the E3 – issued a joint statement before a closed-door Security Council meeting, a day after they launched a 30-day process to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear programme.
The E3 offered to delay reinstating sanctions – known as snapback – for up to six months if Iran restored access for UN nuclear inspectors, addressed concerns about its stock of enriched uranium, and engaged in talks with the United States.
“Our asks were fair and realistic,” said Britain’s UN Ambassador Barbara Woodward, who read the statement. “However, as of today, Iran has shown no indication that it is serious about meeting them.”
“We urge Iran to reconsider this position, to reach an agreement based on our offer, and to help create the space for a diplomatic solution to this issue for the long term,” she said, with her German and French counterparts standing next to her.
In response, Iran’s UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said the E3 offer was “full of unrealistic preconditions”.
“They are demanding conditions that should be the outcome of negotiations, not the starting point, and they know these demands cannot be met,” he told reporters.
Iravani said the E3 should instead back “a short, unconditional technical extension of Resolution 2231”, which enshrines a 2015 nuclear deal that lifted UN and Western sanctions on Iran in return for curbs on its nuclear programme.
Sino-Russian draft
Russia and China have proposed a draft UN Security Council resolution that would extend the 2015 deal for six months and urge all parties to immediately resume negotiations. But they have not yet asked for a vote.
The pair, strategic allies of Iran, have removed controversial language from the draft – which they initially proposed on Sunday – that would have blocked the E3 from reimposing UN sanctions on Iran.
Iravani described the Russian and Chinese draft resolution as a practical step to give diplomacy more time. A resolution needs at least nine votes in favour and no vetoes by the US, France, Britain, China or Russia.
UN nuclear inspectors have returned to Iran for the first time since it suspended cooperation with them after attacks in June on its nuclear sites by Israel and the United States. But Iran has not yet reached an agreement on how it would resume full work with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Prince Harry developed real paranoia after Meghan Markle debut for Invictus Games.
The Duke of Sussex got worried about his future with the ‘Suits’ star and called out the media after comments were made on her racial background.
Speaking about Harry’s state of worry, Royal expert Phil Dampier notes: “We were completely and utterly shocked by that. I just couldn’t believe it when he did that.”
He continued: “Looking back I think there were one or two remarks in a couple of columns that made some rather unpleasant remarks about her background.
“But generally speaking, 99 per cent of the coverage was overwhelmingly positive and welcoming.”
Dampier added: “She seemed like a breath of fresh air.
“I just couldn’t believe it when he started complaining to the press that she was being mistreated because, generally speaking, I don’t think she was.”
Mr Dampier summarised by saying: “We know from Spare and everything that has happened subsequently that obviously he bottled up a lot of angst and bitterness.
“But William had to go through the same and he has managed to cope with it.
“It’s obviously really affected him but I just wish he didn’t blame everyone else for it. It wasn’t the press, it wasn’t the public, they all wanted it to succeed,” he noted.
Jessica Simpson candidly spoke about the ups and downs of life, including its unpredictability and the uncertainty of future events.
The 45-year-old singer and actress opened up about becoming a single mother in her 40s revealing how she is moving forward with this tough patch in life.
“I feel like we get caught up in numbers,” Jessica told People. “Like, ‘Oh, at 45, would I think that I would be single again as a mom of three?’ Absolutely not. That was not how I planned it. But it’s just a part of what destiny holds for me.”
The Nashville Canyon artist announced her separation from her husband of 10 years this year, with whom she shares three children: Maxwell Drew, 13, Ace Knute, 12, and Birdie Mae, 6.
On one side she went through separation from her husband and becoming a single mother but she also channeled her energy into creativity and released her first music project in 15 years, earlier this year.
“This time in my life, I was meant to be independent in my self-discovery without anybody else’s critiques, judgments or opinions,” she continued.
Moreover, she recently launched her new fragrance, Mystic Canyon.
“It was really about coming home to myself, being proud of that person, coming from a place of being just very honest and very vulnerable, and putting that into melodic form, but also using it in the brand. It has been really empowering,” Jessica added.
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