G20 Major Countries Including the US and UK Discuss Iran Nuclear Issue in Rome

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] On the 30th (local time), the leaders of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany reportedly discussed the Iran nuclear issue in Rome, Italy, where the Group of Twenty (G20) summit is being held.

According to major foreign media, a senior U.S. administration official told reporters that U.S. President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met under Merkel's leadership to discuss the Iran nuclear negotiations.

The official said that the meeting of the four leaders was separate from the G20 summit and described it as "a good opportunity to confirm signals from each country at an important time."

Earlier, Iran announced that it would resume negotiations to restore the nuclear deal (JCPOA - Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) within November.

The Iran nuclear deal is an agreement signed in 2015 between Iran and six countries: the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Russia, China, and Germany. The core of the deal is that Iran would halt its nuclear weapons development efforts in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions against Iran.

After former U.S. President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018 and reinstated sanctions against Iran, tensions between the two sides increased.

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