EU, Russia And Iran Upbeat As Nuclear Deal Talks Resume

EU, Iranian and Russian diplomats sounded upbeat as Iran and world powers held their first talks in five months on Monday to try to save their 2015 nuclear deal, despite Tehran taking a tough stance in public that Western powers said would not work.

Vienna:

Diplomats say time is running out to resurrect the pact, which then-US President Trump abandoned in 2018 in a move that infuriated Iran and dismayed the other powers involved — the UK, China, France, Germany, and Russia. EU, Iranian and Russian delegates to the talks offered optimistic assessments after the new round began with a session of the remaining parties to the deal, without the US — whom Iran refuses to meet face-to-face.