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His comments could either be indicative of real progress in the talks or be an effort on his part to burnish his poor track record in the negotiations.

The resistance of the negotiating team against the excessive demands of the arrogant powers, headed by the US, is a source of honor and appreciable, a statement by MPs read.

Iranian MPs have expressed hope that nuclear talks can end positively, saying that the performance of the Iranian team is praiseworthy.

Russia views Iran as a main market for its arms sales and for the very reason, it pays special attention to the lifting of the arms embargo against Iran, said Amir Ahmadian.

Prof. Mojtahedzadeh, an expert in international affairs, says that Iran and P5+1 will not agree that the talks have failed, because a breakdown in talks will translate into the failure of the policies of the two sides, especially the US.

By raising the question of missiles in the talks, the Americans committed a strategic blunder, Rezaei said.

The Iranian nuclear negotiators are working at and off the negotiating table to get their job done even after a few missed deadlines.

Iran has acted so skillfully that if the negotiations failed, the world would accept that Iran has been in favor of reason and dialog and has never left the negotiating table, said President Rouhani.

The arrested criminals have confessed that they planned to carry out terrorist attacks in the Iranian cities of Zahedan, Kerman and Bam, said Brigadier General Ghasem Rezaei.

President Rouhani’s cultural advisor has said that others, not Iran, should make their hard choices, bring down the curtain on anti-Iran sanctions and use respectful language when speaking to Iranians.

Ahmad Tavakoli, a principlist MP, has said that the nation and Supreme Leader have supported the nuclear team and that Iran’s representatives in nuclear talks are the winners irrespective of the outcome of the talks.

An Iranian nuclear negotiator has said that nothing goes wrong if Tehran and P5+1 clinch a nuclear deal past the deadline.

If necessary, Iran will continue the talks beyond the deadline to reach an agreement, said Takht-e Ravanchi.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday made clear nuclear talks would continue as 'long as possible' to hammer out a final nuclear accord.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have exchanged views on ways to broaden bilateral cooperation in the fields of military technology and nuclear power, a Russian official says.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says no insurmountable problems are left at nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 countries.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has said that resistance is the only way to protect the rights of Palestinians and to liberate the occupied Palestine and the holy Quds.

Foreign Minister Zarif has said there is growing acknowledgment that attempting to coerce a proud civilization into submission only leads to further conflict, resentment and hostility.

Sadegh Zibakalam, a political analyst, says that the example of Iran-P5+1 talks can be followed to settle some global crises, adding the nuclear deal is likely to redraw the region’s political map.

The deal should guarantee development of Iran's peaceful nuclear technology, lifting unfair economic sanctions, respecting the country's independence and security, Shamkhani said.

President Rouhani has said that on International Quds Day all Muslims in the world will seek the freedom of the occupied Palestinian territories.

Iranian negotiator Abbas Araghchi said the draft of the agreement is almost finished, noting that the resolution of the remaining issues requires “political decisions” by P5+1.

Larijani said that although the Zionist regime adopted stands hurriedly about the ongoing nuclear talks, a good agreement can be beneficial for the entire world.

A former Iranian diplomat says that the think tanks, not diplomats, should study the ways by which Iran and the US can restore mutual trust.

Reuters alleged in a Monday report that a dispute over UN sanctions on Iran's ballistic missile program and a broader arms embargo were among issues holding up a nuclear deal.