Iran accuses Western powers of ‘blame game’ over 2015 nuclear deal

  Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani (REUTERS)

VIENNA, Dec 14 (Reuters- Iran accused Western parties to its 2015 nuclear deal on Tuesday of “persisting in their blame game”, a day after European diplomats warned the pact would soon become defunct if efforts to revive it fail.

In a pessimistic assessment of talks between Iran and major powers in Vienna, diplomats from Britain, France and Germany warned on Monday that “time is running out” to rescue the pact, which they said would very soon become “an empty shell” without progress in negotiations. 
Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, Ali Bagheri Kani, responded on Twitter by saying: “Some actors persist in their blame game habit, instead of real diplomacy. We proposed our ideas early, and worked constructively and flexibly to narrow gaps.”
Referring to the United States and its withdrawal from the nuclear pact in 2018, Kani wrote: “Diplomacy is a two-way street. If there’s real will to remedy the culprit’s wrongdoing, the way for a quick, good deal will be paved.”