Iran says Ukraine war will not impede nuclear talks

Many observers following the negotiations in Vienna to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), had hoped an agreement would finally be announced this last weekend. However, no deal was announced and Russia appeared to throw a last-minute wrench into the talks. 

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian spoke today to members of parliament about a number of issues, in particular about the ongoing negotiations in Vienna. He told reporters, “We will not allow any foreign events to influence our national interests in the negotiations to remove sanctions.”