Iran said talks to revive its nuclear deal with world powers have made substantial progress, yet negotiators are still to resolve the “two or three” most difficult issues dividing the sides.
Negotiations in Vienna to rekindle the 2015 agreement — which eased sanctions in return for limits on Iran’s nuclear work — are in their 10th month, with diplomats suggesting talks should wrap up by the end of February.
“The scope and number of outstanding issues have reduced significantly, but the remaining issues are key and the hardest ones,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said in a press conference Monday, stressing there was still a “long way” to go.
