Tamil‘Serious differences remain over Iran nuclear deal talks’
26 June 2021, 11:54 am
VIENNA, AUSTRIA - APRIL 06: In this handout provided by the EU Delegation in Vienna, Representatives of the European Union (L) and Iran (R) attend the Iran nuclear talks at the Grand Hotel on April 06, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. Representatives from the United States, Iran, the European Union, Russia, China and other participants from the original Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) are meeting directly and indirectly over possibly reviving the plan. The JCPOA was the European-led initiative by which Iran agreed not to pursue a nuclear weapon in exchange for concessions, though the United States, under the administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump, abandoned the deal and intensified sanctions against Iran. (Photo by EU Delegation in Vienna via Getty Images)
Washington and Tehran still have serious differences in restoring the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal after six rounds of talks, a senior US State Department official said.
Washington and Tehran have had six rounds of indirect negotiations in Austria’s capital Vienna since April aimed at reviving the nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), reports Xinhua news agency.
We still have serious differences that have not been bridged, serious differences with Iran over a host of issues, whether it’s the nuclear steps that Iran needs to take, the sanctions relief that the US would be offering or the sequence of steps that both sides will be taking, the official told reporters in a briefing call on Thursday.
Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed, the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, added.
The official suggested that a deal between the two sides remains possible, saying the US team would attend the seventh round of talks sometime in the not too distant future.
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