Iran reports "relative progress" in Vienna nuclear talks

Xinhua
15 Aug 2022, 21:55 GMT+10

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Iran said on Monday the latest round of nuclear talks in Vienna had made "relative progress" and a deal could be reached if the Islamic republic's red lines were respected.

"We are close to an agreement, but on the condition that Iran's red lines are respected and the main interests of the country are provided," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani told a weekly press conference, adding consultations are being held at the highest levels.

"We have other expectations from the other side and we believe that all the interests of Iran should be provided," said Kanaani.

The latest round of nuclear talks was held in Austria's capital Vienna in early August after a five-month hiatus. On August 8, the European Union (EU) put forward a "final text" of the draft decision on reviving the nuclear deal, awaiting political decisions from participants of the Vienna talks.

Iran will announce its views on the EU's latest proposals, Kanaani noted.

Iran signed the nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with world powers in July 2015, agreeing to curb its nuclear program in return for the removal of sanctions on the country. However, former U.S. President Donald Trump pulled Washington out of the agreement and reimposed unilateral sanctions on Tehran, prompting the latter to drop some of its commitments under the pact.

The talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal began in April 2021 in Vienna but were suspended in March this year because of political differences between Tehran and Washington.

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