Negotiations on the Iran nuclear deal will continue next week. There has been some progress made between Iran and the United States through intermediaries, though an agreement is not imminent.
The European Union announced Friday that meetings on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will reconvene in Vienna next week. Representatives of the signatory countries of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, Iran and China will participate again in the EU-chaired meetings. This group will continue separate talks with the United States on the JCPOA, the EU said in a statement.
The JCPOA, more commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal, removed sanctions on Iran in exchange for cooperation on its nuclear program. The United States left the agreement under President Donald Trump in 2018 and reimposed sanctions. The administration of President Joe Biden is holding indirect talks with Iran in Vienna at present through intermediaries of the countries that remain party to the agreement.
Tehran stopped complying with the JCPOA’s stipulations following the US withdrawal and wants sanctions removed before Iran returns to compliance. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Friday that the Trump sanctions must go before Tehran returns to compliance.
AL-MONITOR All-Access gives you unlimited access to all our journalism, the full Daily Briefing, exclusive interviews, premium newsletters, and live events — for less than $2/week.
