Tensions between Tehran and Washington have mounted following the May 2018 abrupt US withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear deal. A year later, the situation appears to be worsening, with the United States unveiling many new sanctions against the Islamic republic targeting the country’s finance, transport, military, and other spheres.
According to the EU External Actions office, “a meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will take place in Vienna on 28 June 2019. The Joint Commission will be chaired on behalf of the EU High Representative Federica Mogherini by EEAS Secretary General Helga Schmid and will be attended by the E3+2 (China, France, Germany, Russia, United Kingdom) and Iran”.