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French source: pessimistic US, Iran can quickly resolve nuclear deal differences

FILE PHOTO: Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building, housing IAEA headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria, May 24, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

There is still use in reviving the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, a French diplomatic source said on Thursday, even though he was pessimistic that the United States and Iran could resolve an outstanding bilateral issue quickly.

The source told reporters ahead of a G7 foreign ministers meeting in Germany that Iran's arrest of two French citizens was a provocation and Tehran would be mistaken to play for time to revive the nuclear deal.

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