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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the conclusion of a final deal between Tehran and the P5+1 group of countries over Iran’s nuclear program hinges on the United States’ move to lift the sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Euro-American Affairs Majid Takht-e Ravanchi insisted that all sanctions imposed against Iran over its peaceful nuclear porgram must be lifted as part of a comprehensive nuclear agreement.
A senior Iranian nuclear negotiator on Thursday talked about possibility of leaving one or two outstanding key issues to be decided on the last days of the nuclear talks by foreign ministers of the negotiating parties.
Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said Thursday that given the support of the Supreme Leader for Iranian nuclear negotiating team, the wise and vigilant Iranian nation will never abandon its nuclear negotiators.
A former Iranian ambassador says that the negotiating team should draw on the Supreme Leader's praising remarks and hold their ground when it comes to the rightful stances of the Islamic Republic.
Issues of mutual interests came up for discussion in a meeting on Tuesday in Tehran between the IAEA chief and Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani.
Iran's foreign ministry spokeswoman has called on international organizations and governments to break the silence on Israeli atrocities in the Gaza Strip, stressing that the blockade on Gaza must be lifted.
There is no reason not to be optimistic. I am optimistic about a nuclear deal being clinched before July 10, says Trita Parsi, the president of the National Iranian American Council.
“We should be optimistic about the future of nuclear talks because the negotiating sides have resorted to logic and joint objectives instead of imposing their one-sided stances,” said Mohammad Nahavandian.
Iran’s Ali-Akbar Salehi and US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz have discussed technical aspects of a comprehensive deal over the Iranian nuclear program.
Under the international law, countries should facilitate the activities of relief and rescue organizations affiliated with the UN and their representatives, said Iran’s foreign ministry spokeswoman.
The Kayhan daily has published an opinion piece on nuclear talks, saying some media outlets distort ground realities to influence a generation which have not seen nuclear developments firsthand.
Director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi and Hossein Fereydoun, President Rouhani’s special aide, are also set to join the negotiating team.