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US avoids confronting Iran on nuclear issues, rocket attacks 2021/02/23 20:38
The Iranian flag is flown outside the building housing the reactor of the Bushehr nuclear power plant. (Photo: AFP/Berhouz Mehr)
In essence, the administration’s response to Iran’s aggressive words and deeds has been to reaffirm its commitment to the policy it established last week, when it accepted an invitation from the European Union (EU) to resume talks with Iran on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA.)
However, there was one subtle but significant change. In discussing last Monday’s rocket attack on the base of the US-led anti-ISIS Coalition in Erbil, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said on Feb. 21, “There will be consequences for any group responsible for this attack” (emphasis added.)