Mikhail Ulyanov said the key result of the seventh round of talks in Vienna was that ground has been prepared to revise the documents available on the negotiating table.

The negotiators have got used to each other, said Ulyanov, who is also Russia’s representative to international organizations in Vienna.

He said “we and the Western sides” have come to better realize what the next right steps will be.

The top diplomat added none of the negotiators was trying to undermine the first six round of negotiations.

Ulyanov said negotiators showed a respectful approach toward the new elements in Iran’s position.

“This was very important and we achieved it,” he said.

He added the next round of negotiations will be held in late December or early January next year, though no exact date has been set, yet.

He underlined cooperation between the Russian and American delegations at the talks is pragmatic and based on the two countries’ interests.

He said Moscow and Washington are interested in the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and the lifting of the sanctions imposed on Iran during the tenure of Donald Trump, the former US president.

“Some see their interests at stake as the negotiations make progress, and others may want to disregard the principles, ideals, or interests of the country and the nation in order to expedite reaching an outcome in the negotiations. Both are wrong ideas and negotiators should not give in to either,” the daily wrote in an opinion piece.

The newspaper says given the comments and actions of officials in charge of the country’s foreign policy and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran in recent days, it appears that they are preparing the ground for reaching an agreement in Vienna in coordination with the decision-makers and officials responsible for the talks in Vienna.

Iran’s voluntary move to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to install cameras in the Karaj facility and the comments of Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian about the lifting of sanctions are two examples of such actions and comments, the daily noted.

Now that the negotiating team is determined to resolve the disputes, revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and lift the sanctions with the full support of the establishment, everyone should support the negotiators, the Jomhouri-e Eslami wrote.

The establishment has decided to resolve the existing differences, to revive the JCPOA and to lift the sanctions while protecting Iran’s principles, ideals, and national interests, the daily added.

The Jomhouri-e Eslami described the opponents of  JCPOA revival inside Iran as businessmen who benefit from anti-Iran sanctions, and foreign opponents of the JCPOA as those opposed to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator to Vienna talks Ali Bagheri Kani had been quoted as telling Al-Jazeera that Iran and the US were close to reaching agreement on the removal of sanctions.

However, as quoted by IRNA, Bagheri Kani had made no mention of “the US” in his remarks.

According to IRNA, In a false report due to translation error, Al-Jazeera had quoted the chief negotiator as saying that Tehran and Washington were close to reaching a deal on the lifting of sanctions.

In the corrected version of the report, Al-Jazeera revised its original account by quoting Bagheri Kani as saying that the Western sides have accepted some points with regards to the lifting of sanctions “which I consider as minor progress.”

Al-Jazeera further quoted Bagheri Kani as saying that the future round of talks could be the last one if the other parties to the negotiations accept Iran’s logical point of view.