Iran accuses Western parties to 2015 nuclear deal of 'blame game' in talks

The statement offered a pessimistic assessment of efforts to revive the deal under which Iran had limited its nuclear programme.

Iran on Tuesday accused Western parties to its 2015 nuclear deal of "persisting in their blame game", a day after European diplomats said the accord would soon be an empty shell, without progress.

"Some actors persist in their blame game habit, instead of real diplomacy. We proposed our ideas early, and worked constructively and flexibly to narrow gaps," Iran's top negotiator, Ali Bagheri Kani, said on Twitter.

"Diplomacy is a two-way street. If there's real will to remedy the culprit's wrongdoing, the way for a quick, good deal will be paved." On Monday, British, French and German diplomats said major powers and