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Shamkhani: Divisions in US show lack of unity in Washington over deal in Vienna

The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has said there are divisions within the US ruling system over its return to the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA.

Journalists rush to cover Vienna talks amid speculation of ‘final deal’

Journalists have flocked back to the Palais Hotel Coburg in Vienna, where negotiators from Iran and the P4+1 group of states have gathered for a new round of talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal.

EU optimistic about resolving differences over JCPOA

European diplomats are optimistic about efforts by Iran and the US to close remaining differences on steps to revive the 2015 nuclear deal in the near future, EU high representative for foreign affairs Josep Borrell says.

Lavrov calls on all parties in Vienna to return to JCPOA commitments

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called on all parties in Vienna to return to their commitments under the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal.

Source: Iranian diplomats in Vienna with clear agenda for talks

A source close to the Iranian negotiating team in Vienna says the delegation has consulted and coordinated with the highest-ranking decision makers of the Iranian establishment and has a clear agenda for talks in four main fields.

Iranian FM to parl.: Tehran will push for effective guarantees in Vienna

A member of the Iranian parliament’s presiding board has quoted Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdolalhain as saying that Iran will continue the Vienna talks until it obtains effective guarantees from the other sides.

Shamkhani: No Vienna agreement without US abandoning illusions

A senior Iranian security official says the US has illusions concerning the Vienna talks warning that an agreement will not materialize if those illusions persist.

Iran: Effective removal of sanctions needed before Vienna agreement

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says the western sides in the nuclear talks in Vienna should make serious and effective decisions on removal of anti-Iran sanctions for an agreement to emerge.

Shamkhani: Any agreement in Vienna must lead to removal of sanctions

The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani has rejected any agreement with the P4+1 in Vienna that does not lead to the removal of anti-Iran sanctions.

Iran says expects US in Vienna with sanctions lifted

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says Iran is waiting for the US to change its behavior in practice.

Former Iran MP: Talk of 90% uranium enrichment highly suspicious

A former Iranian lawmaker has said the notion of enriched uranium to 90% purity seems highly suspicious and Iran should avoid playing into the hands of warmongers like the Zionist regime.

Iranian FM: Tehran will not accept temporary deal in Vienna

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian reaffirms Iran’s policy regarding the Vienna talks aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, JCPOA, saying Tehran will only accept a good deal, not a temporary or limited one.

EU urges Iran to seize ‘opportunity’ of US sanctions waiver

The European parties to the Iran nuclear negotiations have urged Tehran to seize the “opportunity” of the US sanctions waiver to Iran’s nuclear program.

Iranian FM: We are decisively after a good deal with P4+1

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says Tehran is decisively and explicitly after a good deal with the P4+1 group but it also insists on safeguarding its red lines and national interests with the same level of decisiveness and explicitness.

Iran’s Shamkhani: Feigning sanctions removal not constructive

The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has said feigning sanctions removal is no constructive move.

IAEA chief: Iran-P4+1 talks in Vienna on right track

The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IEAE, has said the Vienna talks aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal, JCPOA, are on the right track despite some tough challenges.

Iran’s nuclear right cannot be restricted: Top official

A senior Iranian security official says the country’s nuclear right cannot be circumscribed by any agreement.

Iran calls for US to “show good will in practice”

The Iranian foreign minister says the United States must show its goodwill in practice, saying some agreements have been reached on certain issues during the Vienna negotiations.

Iranian FM voices optimism over Vienna talks

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says he’s optimistic about the future of the Vienna talks aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal, otherwise known as JCPOA.

‘Conditions right for win-win nuclear deal’

A high-ranking Iranian member of parliament says all signs and the cards in Iran’s hands show the condition is right for a good and win-win deal in the Vienna talks.

Source: Jalili recommends JCPOA withdrawal, 90% enrichment

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution's envoy to Iran's Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili has written a letter to Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamanei calling for Tehran to abandon the 2015 nuclear deal and enrich uranium to over 90% purity before holding direct talks with the United States, an informed source has said.

Iran’s Basij Force opposes direct talks with US

Iran's Volunteer Basij Force has sent a letter to Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian expressing opposition to direct talks with the United States.

IAEA: Iran moves centrifuge-parts production from Karaj to Isfahan

One month after ending a standoff with the UN nuclear watchdog over re-installing cameras at a centrifuge-parts workshop that was hit by sabotage, Iran has moved its production elsewhere, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced in a statement on Monday.

Direct talks between Iran, US unlikely: Analyst

A senior advisor to the Iranian negotiating team in Vienna says direct talks between Iran and the United States are unlikely given Washington’s current behavior.

JCPOA revival talks in Vienna make progress, paused for one week

The eighth round of talks between Iran and the P4+1 group in the Austrian capital Vienna is paused for a week from Saturday, as negotiators acknowledge that the latest negotiations were another step forward.

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