US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that no new nuclear agreement was on the table with Iran, after quiet new diplomacy between the adversaries.
“There is no agreement in the offing, even as we continue to be willing to explore diplomatic paths,” Blinken says at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.
“We’ll see by their actions,” Blinken says of the future relationship, calling on Iran to choose to “not take actions that further escalate the tensions” with the United States and in the Middle East.
A diplomat familiar with the matter tells The Times of Israel that the indirect talks with Iran have centered around the release of American detainees held by Tehran, not nuclear enrichment. The US is prepared to allow Iran to access several billion dollars in funds currently held by countries abroad for humanitarian purposes and to pay off debts on a case-by-case basis.
Jacob Magid contributed to this report
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