Will there be an Iran nuclear deal? What you need to know
The Biden administration, consumed by Russia-Ukraine crisis, may be close to the end on one of its top foreign policy priorities.
Vienna talks in final days (really)
The buzz is that the talks on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or Iran nuclear deal, could be concluded as soon as this weekend in Vienna.
State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Jalina Porter said on Thursday, March 3, "There has been significant progress and we are close to a possible deal, but a number of difficult issues still remain unsolved. … If Iran shows seriousness, we can and should reach an understanding of mutual return to full implementation of the JCPOA within days."
Given that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on a tour of European capitals to address the Ukraine war, it will be little trouble for him to slip over to Vienna for a signing ceremony, if the parties are able to close the deal.
