- Iranians holding Ashura mourning for Imam Hussein
- Third step: Iran officially informs EU of plan to expand nuclear R&D
- Iran expands nuclear R&D program: Rouhani
- Iran goes ahead in space tech, despite US sanctions: ISA
- Resistance Front undermining Israeli regime power: Top commander
- Iran: 7 crew members of detained UK ship freed
- US addiction to sanction threaten its power: Iran’s Zarif
- Dutch role in 2007 Stuxnet attack on Iran’s nuclear site under scrutiny: Iraian FM Spox.
- Iran: ‘Sustainable Security 2019’ kicks off in Caspian Sea
- Iran’s Zarif leaves Tehran for Moscow
- Shiraz University ranked 1st in liver transplantation: Iranian health official
- Japan’s Abe to meet Iran’s president to discuss easing tension in region
- Downing of US spy drone shattered war threats against Iran: Top IRGC commander
- IAEO head reports development of first ion-therapy hospital in west of Asia
- Iranian Taekwondo team wins 2019 World Cup championship
- US sanctions failed to force Iran to buckle: Report
- Crew fixing Iran oil tanker broken down in Red Sea
- As Iranians hold nerves, US seeks to scare off trade
- Leader expresses concern about Kashmir, urges India to follow fair policy toward Muslim-majority region
- Iran saffron exports down due to smuggling, government restrictions: Exporter
- Iran FM warns US against ‘serious miscalculation’ in Persian Gulf
- Iran’s resistance policy led to release of oil tanker: MP
- Iran in reverse brain drain as top students come home in rising numbers
- Iran official calls for compensation for tanker seizure
- Iran hails N Korea for standing against ‘unilateral’ US demands
- Shia Muslims celebrate Eid Al-Ghadir
- North Korea praises Iran’s anti-US struggle
- Zarif says to meet French president Friday
- Iranian court hearing case of UK oil tanker
- Over half of Japanese voters oppose joining US-led anti-Iran coalition in Persian Gulf: Poll
- IME trade ups by 21 percent in July
- Finland backs INSTEX in defiance of US
- US anti-Iran policy in high seas harms Europeans: LA Times
- Iran, China confer on Syria
- Iran, Finland share views on Persian Gulf dialogue forum: Zarif
- Iran warns US against seizure of oil tanker
- Iraq eager to benefit from Iranian Police’s experience
- Iran planning 3rd step to reduce nuclear commitments: Spokesman
- Leader grants clemency to over 1,000 Iranian inmates
- Registration for Arbaeen Pilgrimage to begin in Iran on Friday
- Iran, Iraq agree to reopen Khosravi border crossing
- Iran deplores suicide attack at Kabul wedding hall
- Iran to hold int'l hand-woven carpets expo
- Zarif meets with Iran-Kuwait Friendship Group members
- Adrian Darya oil tanker not under any sanctions, says Iran envoy
- ‘Iran to stay in nuclear deal as long as its interests are met’
- India envoy happy with positive trend of trade with Iran
- Iran’s annual export of white meat tops 2.5m tons: Minister
- Iranian scientist discovers new state of matter
- Iran, Japan diplomats discuss bilateral ties
- Iran, Ansarullah, European representatives Yemen developments
- ‘Iran to become self-sufficient in producing aircraft engines'
- US issues seizure warrant for Iranian supertanker 'Grace 1'
- Neanderthal tooth unearthed near Iran’s Zagros mountain
- Iran’s Zarif due in Kuwait on Saturday
- US faces humiliating defeat after Gibraltar releases Iranian tanker: Envoy
- Spokesman rejects claim on Iran’s commitment in exchange for tanker release
- Zarif reacts to release of Iranian tanker in Gibraltar
- Israel, UAE engaged in secret talks on Iran arranged by US: Report
- US threatens visa ban as Iranian-operated tanker sets to sail from Gibraltar
- Enemies must factor Iran's global power in their calculations: IRGC's chief commander
- Trump’s administration conflicting messages to Iran baffle go-betweens: Report
- Gibraltar releases Iran-operated tanker despite US pressure
Thursday, 29 April 2021_Russia’s Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov says his team had a “very useful” discussion with the US side in Vienna on the full restoration of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
In a tweet on Thursday, Ulyanov said the Russian and American teams had a “detailed and very useful discussion on major topics, which are under consideration in the course of ongoing talks in Vienna” with the aim of reviving the US-abandoned deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Met again with the #US Special Envoy for #Iran Mr. Robert Malley together with our teams. We had a detailed and very useful discussion on major topics which are under consideration in the course of on-going talks in Vienna on full restoration of the #JCPOA. pic.twitter.com/4WAjaA8UzR
— Mikhail Ulyanov (@Amb_Ulyanov) April 29, 2021
The US, under former President Donald Trump, exited the JCPOA in 2018 and began to put enormous pressure on Tehran by imposing heavy economic sanctions.
The Vienna talks, which began early this month, aim at bringing the US and other signatories to the deal into full compliance with the deal.
Ulyanov said via Twitter on Wednesday that the two working groups formed within the JCPOA Joint Commission format earlier this month continued considerations of measures to be taken by Washington and Tehran in order to restore the deal.
He added that the third working group on practical arrangements for the implementation of the agreement met earlier in the day for the first time.
“Diplomatic efforts are underway at various levels between the members of the JCPOA, between us as coordinators and other participants in this agreement, as well as with the American side. But since we are in the middle of this very sensitive diplomatic process, I cannot discuss the details,” IRNA quoted Stano as saying.
Top Iranian official: ‘Very good steps’ taken in Vienna
Iranian president's chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi said earlier in the day that “very good steps” have been taken so far in the Vienna talks, noting that President Hassan Rouhani's administration is neither in a rush nor will it lose opportunities provided through the negotiations.
Describing the talks as complex, Vaezi said, “But given its complexities, what has been done until today is promising.”
He also said the hardliners in the US and the Israeli regime are trying to turn the negotiations into a failure, with certain regional countries also pursuing the same goal.
“We pursue what is in the interests of the country in accordance with the principles and framework set by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution,” Vaezi stressed.
Meanwhile, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday that the Biden administration is considering the removal of some of the most stringent sanctions imposed on Iran so that Tehran would return to its nuclear undertakings under the JCPOA.
Back in May 2019, in response to Washington’s antagonistic Iran policy, Tehran began to gradually reduce its nuclear commitments under the JCPOA but repeatedly voiced readiness to reverse its measures only after the US returns to its obligations.
Citing US officials, the AP said Washington is open to lifting any sanctions that are inconsistent with the nuclear pact or those that deny Iran the relief it would be entitled to under the deal.
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