European powers urge Iran for new talks

TEHRAN, Sept 24 (Agencies): The leaders of France, Britain and Germany are urging Iran to enter talks about a new arrangement to bolster the fraying nuclear deal Tehran struck with the West in 2015 - though they said they still supported that agreement, which the U.S. has withdrawn from.
French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for Iran "to accept negotiation on a long-term framework for its nuclear programme as well as on issues related to regional security, including its missiles programme and other means of delivery."
Johnson went further, saying U.S. President Donald Trump should strike a new deal with Tehran.
Johnson told NBC that "there's one guy who can do a better deal ... and that is the president of the United States. I hope there will be a Trump deal."
France, Britain, Germany are jointly blaming Iran for attack on Saudi oil facilities.
After meeting at the United Nations on Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, "It is clear to us that Iran bears responsibility for this attack. There is no other plausible explanation."
Saudi Arabia and the U.S. also blame Iran for the Sept. 14 drone-and-missile attack.
Iran has denied responsibility. Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed the attack, though analysts say the cruise missiles used didn't have the range to be fired from Yemen.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is urging the United States and its allies to strike a new nuclear deal with Iran to replace the current, fraying agreement.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump said here on Monday that he has no plan to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).