The United States has not provided Europe with precise data on the state of Iran's nuclear program following the American military strikes, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Thursday, citing its own sources.
Iran's nuclear capabilities are unknown
— Three officials familiar with the discussions said the United States had not provided its EU allies with comprehensive information about Iran’s remaining nuclear capabilities and was not yet sharing clear plans for its future relationship with Tehran, the newspaper reported.
FT sources noted that the EU has ultimately “paused” its policy towards Iran. This decision is due to the expectation of new initiatives from the US to resolve the crisis around the Iranian nuclear programme. At the same time, as noted, consultations held this week between US President Donald Trump and the EU leadership did not produce any concrete results.
One of the sources also described as “bizarre” remarks made by President Trump on Wednesday, suggesting that Washington and Tehran could negotiate as early as next week and that a deal might not be necessary at all.
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“We’re not doing anything yet,” the source commented.
Another FT source confirmed that Germany, France and Britain were expecting further action from the United States, which, for its part, “apparently expects Israel to act.”
Let us recall that on the night of June 22, the United States launched strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities located in Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan.
Donald Trump then announced the complete destruction of these facilities. In response, Iran launched missiles on Monday at the American military base Al-Udeid, located in Qatar.
On Tuesday night, President Trump declared a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. The truce was later confirmed by both Israel and Iran. The US also assured that it no longer plans to strike Iranian targets.
