Iran seeks revival of a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, the Iranian foreign minister said on Sunday, adding that the success of indirect talks between Tehran and the United States depended on Washington's flexibility, Iranian state media reported.
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FM Hossein Amirabdollahian also called on the UN nuclear watchdog to technically resolve the remaining issues regarding Iran's nuclear activities and "distance itself from non-constructive political issues."
Indirect talks between Iran and the United States to save the 2015 pact resumed in Vienna on Thursday.
Top negotiators seemed optimistic about the possibility of reaching a new nuclear deal. potentially within days.
"We stand five minutes or five seconds from the finish line," Russian Ambassador Mikhail Ulyanov told reporters on Sunday. He said there are "three or four issues" left to be resolved.
"They are sensitive, especially for Iranians and Americans," Ulyanov said. "I cannot guarantee, but the impression is that we are moving in the right direction."
Top EU negotiator Enrique Mora was cited by Iranian media as saying he was "absolutely" optimistic about the talks' progress so far. "We are advancing and I expect we will close the negotiations soon," he said.
Iran's state-run IRNA news agency cited Mohammad Marandi, an adviser to Tehran's nuclear negotiations team, as saying that "some progress" was made in Vienna, but several major issues still needed to be resolved.
He pegged chances for an agreement in the coming days as 50-50: "I don't know if we will reach an agreement, but the chance is 50%," adding that Iran's current differences "are with the United States – there are no differences with Europe or Russia."
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