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NICHOLS Iran they ve ░░░░░░░░ asked if they can ░░░░░░░░ to 60 percent uranium ░░░░░░░░ What does that do ░░░░░░░░ the ongoing indirect talks ░░░░░░░░ it complicate them Are ░░░░░░░░ talks still on And ░░░░░░░░ I ll have a ░░░░░░░░ of follow ups PSAKI ░░░░░░░░ Let me say that ░░░░░░░░ we take seriously Iran ░░░░░░░░ provocative announcement of its ░░░░░░░░ to begin enriching uranium ░░░░░░░░ 60 percent which the ░░░░░░░░ 1 should be unified ░░░░░░░░ rejecting The step both ░░░░░░░░ into question around seriousness ░░░░░░░░ regard to the nuclear ░░░░░░░░ and underscores the imperative ░░░░░░░░ returning to mutual compliance ░░░░░░░░ the JCPOA We share ░░░░░░░░ common stated objective of ░░░░░░░░ to mutual compliance with ░░░░░░░░ with Iran and we ░░░░░░░░ been engaged constructively in ░░░░░░░░ we felt was constructive ░░░░░░░░ last week even as ░░░░░░░░ was indirect in Vienna ░░░░░░░░ we while they were ░░░░░░░░ and while we expect ░░░░░░░░ to be long we ░░░░░░░░ and we have not ░░░░░░░░ alerted of any change ░░░░░░░░ planned attendance in the ░░░░░░░░ that will resume later ░░░░░░░░ week So we re ░░░░░░░░ concerned about these provocative ░░░░░░░░ but our goal remains ░░░░░░░░ through diplomatic process which ░░░░░░░░ expect to resume in ░░░░░░░░ later this week NICHOLS ░░░░░░░░ Just so we re ░░░░░░░░ clear you expect the ░░░░░░░░ negotiations to continue even ░░░░░░░░ you re questioning their ░░░░░░░░ to those negotiations PSAKI ░░░░░░░░ look I think Hans ░░░░░░░░ believe that the diplomatic ░░░░░░░░ is the only path ░░░░░░░░ here and that having ░░░░░░░░ discussion even indirect is ░░░░░░░░ best way to come ░░░░░░░░ resolution It doesn t ░░░░░░░░ that we hold back ░░░░░░░░ concerns we have and ░░░░░░░░ t encourage our P5 ░░░░░░░░ partners to expressing those ░░░░░░░░ concerns and having that ░░░░░░░░ part of the discussion ░░░░░░░░ Also on the diplomatic ░░░░░░░░ was the U S ░░░░░░░░ any heads up about ░░░░░░░░ attack front potentially Israel ░░░░░░░░ the power facility for ░░░░░░░░ PSAKI I have nothing ░░░░░░░░ to read out about ░░░░░░░░ understanding of the origin ░░░░░░░░ the intention of the ░░░░░░░░ NICHOLS Was the USA ░░░░░░░░ all in any way ░░░░░░░░ in the attack on ░░░░░░░░ power facility in Natanz ░░░░░░░░ As I said yesterday ░░░░░░░░ were not.”