Signs are mounting that Iran and the US will find their way to agreeing a revival of the 2015 nuclear deal before the Iranian presidential election in mid-June, IntelIiNews reports.
US and Iranian negotiators are aiming for a final round of talks in Vienna next week on the terms for Washington’s re-entry into the nuclear deal (or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the JCPOA), according to Iran’s chief negotiator and deputy foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi.
“I think good headway has been made with the talks over the past two weeks. A few key issues have remained, and they need further consideration, and decisions should be made about those issues in the capitals,” Araghchi was on May 19 cited as saying by the Guardian. Similar comments from Araghchi were reported by Iran's Fars News Agency.
The delegations, which have this week been meeting in Vienna in a fourth round of talks—although the US and Iran are not meeting face to face but are instead relying on shuttle diplomacy conducted by remaining major power JCPOA signatories—have reportedly agreed to return to national capitals to receive final instructions on red lines before a definitive round of talks.
