DUBAI (Reuters) – Talks to salvage Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal are usually not at a dead finish however key excellent points require political selections by the West, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman stated on Monday.
Iran has already taken its political resolution by staying within the deal after Washington deserted it in 2018, spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh additionally advised reporters in Tehran.
Indirect talks in Vienna between Iran and the United States resumed final week after a 10-day break. Delegates have stated the talks have made restricted progress since they resumed in November after a five-month hiatus.
“There is not any dead finish in Vienna. Negotiations are underway as earlier than and exchanges are going down between the delegations,” Khatibzadeh stated.
“What is happening at the moment within the talks is a continuation of necessary and significant factors. Our distance from an settlement depends upon the desire of the West’s facet,” he added.
“If the United States and Europe reply to Iran at the moment – inside the framework of JCPOA — we will announce in Vienna tomorrow that we’ve got reached an settlement,” he stated, utilizing the acronym for the official identify of the nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehenisve Plan of Action.
Khatibzadeh’s evaluation got here hours after Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, stated progress within the talks was turning into “harder each second… whereas Western events ‘fake’ to provide you with initiatives to keep away from their commitments”.
On one other difficulty, Khatibzadeh stated a prisoner swap take care of the United States was on the agenda in parallel with the nuclear talks in Vienna.
“But it appears the U.S. has not made a resolution on it. Perhaps it’s ready for the outcomes of the talks,” he stated.
Iran has lately arrested dozens of twin nationals, together with a number of Americans, totally on espionage prices. It accuses Washington of holding Iranian prisoners allegedly for violations of U.S. sanctions in opposition to Iran.
Rights activists accuse Iran of making an attempt to make use of the detentions to win concessions from different nations. Iran dismisses the cost.
(Reporting by Dubai Newsroom; modifying by Jason Neely and Gareth Jones)
