US: Iran response ‘not constructive’

The United States on Thursday said that a new response from Iran on reviving a landmark nuclear deal was "not constructive," a day after European mediators were hopeful at finally crossing the finish line.  The European Union put forward on August 8 what it called a final text to restore the 2015 nuclear accord. Iran proposed changes to it -- largely accepted by the Europeans -- to which the United States issued a response through the mediators. Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said earlier Thursday that Tehran sent another reply in response to the US position. State Department spokesman Vedant Patel said late Thursday that the response was "not constructive."