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Iran says Vienna talks on ‘good path’

Iranian media and officials have expressed optimism over the latest round of nuclear talks.
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani speaks to the press in front of Palais Coburg, venue for the JCPOA meeting that aims to revive the Iran nuclear deal, in Vienna on Dec. 27, 2021.

With the resumption of the nuclear negotiations in Vienna, Iranian officials and media have been signaling that the talks are headed in a positive direction and remaining issues can be solved by February.

An article headlined “Positive signs from all sides” in the economic newspaper Donya-e Eqtesad captured many of the optimistic readings coming out of Vienna by the negotiators. Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Dec. 28 to reporters that negotiators are engaged in addressing points in which there are differences. He added that “reaching an agreement soon and in the near future is imaginable.” 

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