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Report: US officials’ phones hacked with Israeli spyware

The iPhones of at least nine US state department officials were recently hacked by a government using NSO Group spyware, according to a new report that raised serious questions about the use of Israeli surveillance tools against US government officials around the world.

Russia: Iran offered radical revision of draft document on nuclear program

Russia’s Permanent Envoy to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov told reporters on Friday, Iran’s delegation at the Vienna talks offered a radical revision of the draft document on the nuclear program, which caused a pained reaction of western states.

Iran: Proposed drafts based on principles approved by all parties

Iran's lead negotiator to Vienna talks says the Islamic Republic’s proposed drafts on the removal of sanctions and Tehran’s nuclear activities are based on the principles approved by all parties.

US to anti-Iran media: Portray Iran’s position in talks as unjustified

Iran’s Fars News Agency reports that the US state Department has set the prongs of covering the nuclear talks in Vienna by anti-Iran Persian-speaking news outlets.

Europe’s lack of initiative vs. Iran’s breakthrough proposals

Nour News website affiliated with Iran’s Supreme National Security Council cites sources familiar with the Vienna talks as saying that the Western parties to the negotiations put forth no initiative at the negotiating table, which slowed the discussions.

Vienna talks end; Negotiations to resume next week

Ali Bagheri, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister and chief nuclear negotiator, has said this round of talks aimed at removing the anti-Iran sanctions has ended in Vienna. Bagheri said the Iranian and the 4+1 group’s delegations on Friday held a session of the Joint Commission of the nuclear deal, JCPOA, in the Austrian capital.

Officials: Iran nuclear talks to break on Friday with formal meeting

The seventh round of talks over lifting of anti-Iran sanctions, which began this week, will end on Friday with a formal meeting of the remaining parties to the deal, European and Iranian officials said.

Lavrov: Moscow to react if US imposes new sanctions

Moscow will certainly react if the US imposes ‘high-impact’ sanctions against Russia over Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told journalists on Thursday. The announcement was made following a statement by US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland about sanctions "the likes of which we have not used before”.

Vienna talks: European negotiators plan returning to capitals for consultations

Unofficial reports from venue of the Vienna talks aimed at removing the anti-Iran sanctions say European negotiators plan to return to their respective capitals for consultations over the two draft documents that lay out Iran’s proposals.

Source: Iran, China stances in Vienna force European side to back down

An informed source in the Austrian capital Vienna, the venue of talks over lifting anti-Tehran sanctions, has said that Iran's authoritative stance and the Chinese representative's firm response made the European side to back down from its position during the ongoing negotiations.

Iran’s chief negotiator: Ball in US court over JCPOA

Iran’s top negotiator and Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri says the ball is in the court of the United States over nuclear dispute, and Washington must remove the anti-Tehran sanctions.

Russia: Despite differences, there are chances for agreement on JCPOA

There are still great differences between Tehran and Washington on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to international organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov told reporters.

Deal close at hand in Vienna talks if West shows goodwill: Iran FM

Iran’s foreign minister has expressed hope the negotiating teams in the Austrian capital, Vienna, will arrive at an agreement over lifting of Iran’s sanctions if the Western parties to the talks act in good faith.

Qalibaf: Fair outcome possible if Europeans meet commitments

Iran’s parliament speaker says a “fair” agreement is within the reach in the ongoing Vienna talks with the remaining signatories to the nuclear deal, if the Europeans fulfill their commitments.

Russia tells US embassy staff to leave by Jan. 31

US Embassy staff who have been in Moscow for more than three years must leave Russia by 31 January 2022, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

Report: European troika calls for swift end to Vienna talks

Iran’s Tasnim News Agency has cited a source close to the Vienna talks as saying that the European parties to the negotiations have called for a swift end to this round of discussions that are ongoing in the Austrian capital, Vienna.

Blinken discusses Iran nuclear program with E3

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a meeting with his counterparts from France, Germany and the UK discussed Iran's nuclear program and Russia's military activity near Ukraine, State Department Spokesperson Ned price said.

Congressional Republicans vow to block US sanctions relief for Iran

A group of 25 Republican members of Congress wrote a letter to US President Joe Biden this week pledging to block any sanctions relief for Iran, as negotiators meet in Austria’s Vienna to try to reach an agreement on the nuclear deal.

Iranian envoy to UN condemns US unilateralism

Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations says the US’s coercive actions and its illegal measures including unilateral sanctions have reduced the goal of sustainable development to an empty and meaningless slogan.

Iran nuclear chief: U.S. must remove all sanctions

Iran's nuclear chief says the United States must remove all its sanctions against Tehran if it wants to return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Pentagon to review deadly 2019 US bombings in Syria

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered a review into US military bombings in Syria in March 2019 that reportedly killed dozens of civilians during the ‘battle for the final stronghold of ISIL (ISIS).’

Russian envoy: Mediators on Iran deal to use existing progress

Russia says the countries attending the new round of talks in Vienna, decided to continue the work on the basis of the progress achieved during the previous rounds. Iran says those achievements are draft and subject to negotiations.

Russia, China, U.S. hold trilateral discussions on Vienna talks

Representatives of Russia, China and the United States in the Austrian capital Vienna held a trilateral meeting on Monday evening to discuss the meeting between Iran and the P4+1 group that took place earlier in the day.

Iran FM to UN chief: Tehran attends talks with good faith

The Iranian foreign minister, in a phone conversation with the United Nations secretary general, reiterated that Tehran has attended the Vienna talks with good faith and is after a good agreement.

President Raisi: Iran ready to continue full cooperation with IAEA

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has told his French Counterpart Emmanuel Macron that the Islamic Republic is ready to continue cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency.

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