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Iran's Rouhani says nuclear negotiations have progressed 60 to 70%

President Hassan Rouhani said the nuclear negotiations with the United States are moving at a positive pace. 
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani (L) arrives to address parliament in the capital, Tehran, on Sept. 3, 2019.

According to Iranian officials, the negotiations to get the United States back into the nuclear deal and Iran back into full compliance are taking place at a positive pace after a rocky start.

President Hassan Rouhani said April 20 that “negotiations have progressed 60 [to] 70%, and if the Americans operate within a framework of honesty, we will see a result in a short time.” Iran is “negotiating from a position of greater strength” today, Rouhani added.

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