Russian Iran nuclear negotiators hope for result in three weeks

Parties to the Iran nuclear agreement on Saturday adjourned the third round of negotiations in Vienna aimed at bringing the United States back into the accord, with the Russian side expressing "cautious and growing optimism" and saying they hoped to achieve concrete results within three weeks.

The deal, which curbs Iran's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief, has been on life support since then U.S. President Donald Trump bolted in 2018.

Representatives of the parties still in the agreement who met for just over an hour noted the "indisputable progress" achieved, Russian ambassador Mikhail Ulyanov said on Twitter, adding that he was cautiously optimistic.

"It's too early to be excited, but we have reasons for cautious and growing optimism. There is no deadline, but participants aim at successful completion of the talks in approximately three weeks. Is it realistic? We will see," he wrote.

Source(s): AFP