US and Iran agree to indirect talks on nuclear deal

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Iran and the major world powers participating in the agreement to keep Tehran from developing nuclear weapons say they are ready to welcome the return of the United States to the deal. 9News

The group — the European Union, China, France, Germany, Russia, Britain and Iran — on Friday "recognised the prospect of a full return of the US to the JCPOA ."

US officials had no immediate public comment but Washington on Thursday welcomed the news that the Europeans would be meeting with the Iranians to try to get talks going again.In a photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iranian diplomats attend a virtual talk on the nuclear deal with representatives of world powers.and President Joe Biden later said rejoining the agreement was a priority for his administration.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif immediately stressed no meeting was planned between officials from Iran and the US. Russia's ambassador to international organisations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, said "the impression is that we are on the right track but the way ahead will not be easy and will require intensive efforts.Any return of the United States would involve complications.

Iran has said before it resumes compliance with the deal, the US needs to return to its own obligations by dropping the sanctions.

 

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