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US lawmakers urge Biden to abandon nuclear talks, impose new sanctions on Iran

110 Republican lawmakers have called on the Biden administration to abandon negotiations with Iran aimed at saving the 2015 nuclear deal and impose new sanctions against Tehran, according to a letter sent Wednesday to the US State Department and obtained exclusively by the Washington Free Beacon.

Analyst: Iran, P4+1 talks making progress, moving forward

A former Iranian diplomat to the United Nations says talks between Iran and the P4+1 group of countries are moving forward in a pragmatic manner.

Iran says not seeking interim deal in Vienna talks

A senior Iranian parliamentarian says Tehran is not seeking an “interim” agreement in the talks in Vienna with the P4+1 states, but it is “reviewing” the opposite side’s proposal for such a deal.

China negotiator says backs Iran demands in Vienna talks

China’s chief negotiator in the Vienna talks says his country supports Iran’s logical demands on its nuclear program.

Russia: Chances to restore JCPOA increasing

The Vienna negotiations aimed at reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) are speeding up and the chances for reaching a solution have increased, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov says.

Intensive negotiations underway between Iran, P4+1 in Vienna

Intensive negotiations are underway in the Austrian capital Vienna where senior diplomats of Iran and the P4+1 group are focusing on removal of sanctions imposed by the United States against the Islamic Republic.

Analyst: Inviting South Korea to Vienna talks mistake

A political analyst has said inviting South Korea to the Vienna was a mistake because it implied that the freezing of Iranian assets by the US was legal while that is not the case under international law.

Polls: Most Americans support Iran nuclear deal, favor sanctions removal

Most US voters still support the Iran nuclear deal and believe US’s anti-Tehran sanctions should be lifted, according to new Morning Consult polling.

Iran FM: Good deal within reach in Vienna if there’s serious will

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says a good deal can be reached between Tehran and the P4+1 group of countries in Vienna if there is serious determination on the part of all sides.

Iran rejects report about temporary deal in Vienna

A source close to Iran’s negotiating team in Vienna has denied a report that the country and the P4+1 group of countries gave reached a 2-year deal regarding the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.

Iran negotiator: Differences over sanctions removal decreasing

Iran’s chief negotiator in the Vienna talks Ali Bagheri Kani says the negotiations aimed at lifting sanctions on Tehran are moving forward.

Iran, P4+1 hold expert meeting in Vienna

Experts from the Islamic Republic of Iran and representatives of the P4+1 group met today (Saturday) as part of the eighth round of Vienna talks on lifting anti-Tehran sanctions.

Russian deputy FM backtracks on comments against Iran’s Zarif

Russia’s chief negotiator in the Vienna talks has backtracked on his earlier comments about Iran’s former foreign minister Mohamamd Javad Zarif.

Iran slams Wall Street Journal’s hostile article

Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations has reacted to an article published by the Wall Street Journal which argues in favor of American military strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities.

Report: IAEA cameras installed at Iran’s Tessa facility

Vienna-based journalist Stephanie Liechtenstein has in a tweet quoted the IAEA spokesperson as saying that by the end of December 2021, the agency had reinstalled cameras in place of those removed from the Tessa facility near the Iranian city of Karah and did other related technical work there.

Russia: P4+1 discuss one thorniest issue with US

Russia’s chief negotiator in the Vienna talks says the members of the Iran nuclear deal, JCPOA, on Thursday evening held a meeting with the US delegation without Iran.

Iran FM: Good words being heard from US in Vienna

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has said Iran is hearing good words from the US in Vienna but words must be backed up with serious actions.

Iranian negotiator: Vienna talks “positive”

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister and top negotiator in Vienna talks has described the negotiations as positive and progressive.

Ex-Senior Iran diplomat: US reactions indicate progress in Vienna talks

A former senior diplomat at Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the recent positive reactions from the US government indicate progress in the talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.

Analyst: Optimism prevailing in Hotel Coburg

Iranian news website Khabaronline has published a commentary by political commentator Jalal Khoshchehreh of which a summarized English translation is posted by IFP here: “Hotel Coburg has been the venue of talks between parties who have already held 8 rounds of talks and could have reached a deal before.

Ulyanov: U.S. sanctions obstacle to progress in Vienna talks

Russia's chief negotiator to the Vienna talks says the issue of sanctions imposed by the United States against Iran is hampering the negotiations between the Islamic Republic and the P4+1 group.

Iranian sources: No deadline exists for reaching deal in Vienna

Iranian sources close to the Vienna talks say there is no deadline for reaching a deal in the Vienna talks.

Ghalibaf: US agreed to take first step to revive JCPOA

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says the US has agreed to take the first step to revive the Iran nuclear deal, or JCPOA.

“Russia, China do not meddle with Iran’s stance in Vienna talks”

The top Russian negotiator in the Vienna talks has denied reports that Russia and China persuaded Iran to drop some of its demands in the talks.

Russia: Iran not stalling nuclear talks

Moscow sees no reason to accuse Tehran of stalling the Vienna negotiations on the return to the full-fledged implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on Thursday.

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