Iran Tehran warns time is short as nuclear talks face crisis

Iranwarned the US that time’s running out on its troubled bid to return to the 2015 nuclear deal, as an attack on amajor Iranian atomic facility and Tehran’s subsequent vowto enrich uranium nearer toweapons grade risk plunging multilateral talks into crisis. In a tweet, Foreignministermohammadjavad Zarif said the disruption on Monday at Iran’s largest uranium enrichment facility in Natanz, which Iranian officials blamed on Israel, had ‘‘unleashed a dangerous spiral’’. Addressing the Biden Administration, Zarif said that there was ‘‘not much time’’ and ‘‘no alternative’’ for Washington other than to return to the multiparty accord and remove US sanctions on Iran. Thewarning from the Islamic Republic’s top diplomat came ahead of talks in Vienna today to be attended by Iran, the US, three European nations, China and Russia.