Iran, Europeans test diplomacy with Trump term looming

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : A European official also said the primary aim was to try to agree a calendar timeline and framework to embark on good faith talks so that there was a clear commitment from Iranians to begin negotiating something concrete before Trump arrives.
44% : Since Trump left the deal, Iran has accelerated its nuclear programme while limiting the IAEA's ability to monitor it.
34% : "There isn't going to be an agreement until Trump takes office or any serious talks about the contours of a deal," said Kelsey Davenport, director of non-proliferation policy at the Arms Control Association advocacy group.
31% : It is not clear whether Trump would back negotiations.
24% : He added that next week Tehran would brief Russia and China, the non-Western signatories of a 2015 nuclear pact with Iran that Trump abandoned during his last term.
18% : Trump, who after reneging on the nuclear deal pursued a "maximum pressure" policy that sought to wreck Iran's economy, is staffing his new administration with noted hawks on Iran.

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