US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke to his Israeli counterpart Eyal Hulata a few weeks ago about the prospect of an interim nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic to allow more time for talks, reported on Wednesday WallaNews.
According to two American sources quoted by the news site, the two officials only “mentioned the idea”, a proposal suggested by a European ally.
According to this plan, Iran would suspend its nuclear activities such as the enrichment of uranium at 60%, in exchange for the lifting by the United States and the allied countries of part of the economic sanctions.
Eyal Hulata, however, reportedly told Mr. Sullivan not to be in favor of the option, an Israeli official told the site, with Jerusalem fearing the interim agreement would become permanent.
In a telephone interview with the American adviser, he also reportedly called on the United States and its European allies to press for sanctions on Iran, while the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA ) is due to meet next week, just before the negotiators return to Vienna on November 29.
On Wednesday, the IAEA reported a clear increase in the stock of uranium enriched by Iran, the accumulated quantity now exceeds more than twelve times the authorized limit: it was thus estimated in early November at 2,489.7 kg.
Iran has exceeded the enrichment rate of 3.67% set by the 2015 agreement, initially rising to 20%: it now has 113.8 kg, against 84.3 kg at the end of August.
It also crossed the unprecedented 60% threshold, approaching the 90% needed to make a bomb: it produced 17.7 kg, against 10 kg three months ago.
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