(Reuters) – Talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal might be held in Vienna on Friday earlier than breaking for a “few days”, Iran’s chief negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani stated.
The oblique U.S.-Iran talks on bringing either side again into full compliance with the deal are of their seventh spherical.
Bagheri Kani stated on Twitter that he met EU political director Enrique Mora and different delegates on Thursday “to take stock of the situation and discuss the way forward”.
“We have made good progress this week. We will convene a Joint Commission today and will continue talks after a break of a few days,” he stated.
He didn’t give a date.
Three diplomats stated on Thursday the remaining events to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal deliberate to meet on Friday at 1300 GMT to adjourn talks on salvaging the deal. One of them stated the talks would resume on Dec. 27, whereas one other stated they might resume between Christmas and the New Year.
Under the settlement, Iran had restricted its nuclear programme in return for reduction from U.S., European Union and U.N. sanctions.
Then-President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the accord in 2018 and reimposed U.S. sanctions, prompting Iran to start violating its nuclear restrictions in 2019.
(Editing by Robert Birsel)
