TEHRAN, June 23 (Xinhua) -- An Iranian senior foreign ministry official said Saturday that European countries will soon offer a package to protect Iran's interest from the 2015 international nuclear deal, official IRNA news agency reported.

"Three European countries and the EU have pledged to propose a package of practical solutions to secure Iran's interests in the deal," said Abbas Araqchi, a deputy foreign minister, said in a gathering in the capital Tehran.

"We are waiting and hope to receive the package by the end of this month," said Araqchi, also the senior Iranian nuclear negotiator, was quoted as saying.

Earlier this month, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani urged the European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal to take "practical and tangible measures" to protect Iranian interests after the United States pullout.

Iran signed the landmark nuclear deal with the U.S., Britain, France, Russia and China plus Germany in 2015 to halt its nuclear weapons program in exchange for sanctions relief.

U.S. President Donald Trump decided on May 8 to quit the Iranian nuclear deal and vowed to reimpose sanctions, including oil embargo, on Tehran.