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IAEA report still key sticking point in Iran nuclear talks

Multiple sources report ‘progress’ in Vienna meetings this week.

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani leaves after talks at the Coburg Palais, the venue of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in Vienna on Aug. 4, 2022.
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Ali Bagheri Kani, leaves after talks at the Coburg Palais, the venue of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) talks in Vienna, on Aug. 4, 2022. — ALEX HALADA/AFP via Getty Images

The resumption of talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal was the breakthrough of this week.

The signatories to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) had not met in Vienna in nearly six months.

Multiple diplomatic sources in Vienna told Al-Monitor today there’s no deadline to reach a deal. “Talks will continue as far as there is progress, and there’s progress,” said one diplomat.

In Vienna, indirect meetings are taking place around the clock at the famous Coburg Palace. The European Union’s special coordinator, Enrique Mora, is conveying messages between the Iranian and US delegations.

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