Newly appointed French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said on Tuesday that “the window of opportunity will close in a few weeks” to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Speaking to lawmakers, Colonna accused Iran of using delaying tactics and ignoring previous agreements while continuing to enrich uranium. WHITE HOUSE ACCUSES IRAN OF DONATING ‘SEVERAL HUNDREDS’ OF DRONES TO RUSSIA “There is still a window of opportunity for Iran to finally decide to accept a deal it has worked to build, but time is running out,” Colonna said. “Time is running out. Tehran must realize that.”
In this Jan. 13, 2015 file photo released by the Office of the Iranian President, President Hassan Rouhani visits the Bushehr nuclear power plant just outside of Bushehr, Iran. (AP Photo/Office of the Iranian Presidency, Mohammad Berno, File) Last week, US envoys to the talks to restore the deal said Iran had added demands unrelated to the talks on its nuclear program while moving ahead with a worrying process to enrich uranium. Colonna continued, “The window of opportunity will close in a few weeks. There won’t be a better deal than what’s on the table.” The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was an agreement reached between Iran and the Obama administration to curb Iran’s uranium enrichment in exchange for the United States lifting international sanctions on the regime. Iranian protesters burn a photo of French President Emmanuel Macron and President Donald Trump during a protest against Macron and the publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad they consider blasphemous, in front of the French Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) In 2018, then-President Donald Trump pulled out of the deal, calling it too soft on Iran, and began imposing tough economic sanctions on the country. In response, Iran began violating the agreement and continued to enrich uranium. UN: Iran REMOVES 27 SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS AT NUCLEAR SITES Iran has separate agreements with the International Atomic Energy Agency to install cameras at their enrichment centers to monitor progress, but in 2021, Iran successfully enriched 33.2 kilograms of uranium to 60% at its Natanz facility. It is generally accepted that 20% is required for a nuclear warhead. In this image released by the official website of the office of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, right, sits in a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, January 23, 2019. (Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran via AP) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Mohammad Eslami, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, released a statement on the addition of new centrifuges at the Fordow enrichment center, saying, “This issue has been pursued in the area of ​​the strategic action plan and chain integration in accordance with its objectives law, and according to that law”.