Secretary of State Antony Blinken said it was ‘unlikely’ the U.S. and Iran would reach a new nuclear deal anytime soon, adding to Western officials’ downbeat assessment over the prospects for reviving an accord that President Donald Trump abandoned in 2018.
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s probe into Iran’s past nuclear activities has taken center stage in talks to resuscitate the 2015 deal, where success could unleash a surge in Iranian oil exports.
Russia says it welcomes the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) upcoming mission to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Russian-controlled territory of eastern Ukraine.
Russia’s top negotiator the final result of the Vienna talks on a potential revival of the JCPOA depends on how the US will react to Iran’s latest proposals.