The REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, WHO SERVES AS AN INTERMEDIARY IN VIENNA, DRAFT OF THE FINAL AGREEMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN FORMALLY SUBMITTED TO THE NEGOTIATORS OF THE UNITED STATES AND IRAN, AWAITING SIGNATURE BY THE PRESIDENTS OF THE TWO COUNTRIES.
The new draft agreement significantly expands Iran's share of oil exports to global markets, but other sensitive issues are not known, and the negotiators have demanded confidentiality to avoid interfering with the final decision. The text of the agreement on the table still spells out the steps iran and the United States will take individually, with Iran destroying its stockpile of enriched uranium in exchange for economic concessions from the United States.
Josep Borrell, the EU's head of foreign policy, will send a message to world leaders, telling them they now have "weeks" to choose whether to re-reach an agreement. U.S. Special Envoy Robert Marley and Iran's chief negotiator are expected to return to their respective capitals the next day.
