EU foreign policy chief says ‘pause’ needed in Iran talks

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell (Stephanie Lecocq, Pool Photo via AP)

The European Union’s foreign policy chief said on Friday that “a pause” was needed in ongoing talks over Iran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers, blaming “external factors” for the delay.

The comments by Josep Borrell come as a road map appeared imminent for the US to rejoin an accord it unilaterally withdrew from in 2018 and for Iran to again limit its rapidly advancing nuclear programme.