Iran says nuclear deal 'within reach' if West shows goodwill, ball in US' court
FirstpostDiplomat Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said negotiations were proceeding with seriousness and the removal of sanctions was a ‘fundamental priority’ Tehran: Iran’s top diplomat said Thursday that an agreement to revive his country’s nuclear deal with world powers was “within reach” but it depended on the goodwill of the West. Foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Twitter that negotiations in Vienna were “proceeding with seriousness” and the removal of sanctions was a “fundamental priority”. Iran’s Fars news agency said lead negotiator Bagheri would meet Thursday with Rafael Grossi, head of the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency. Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennet on Thursday called for an “immediate cessation” of the Vienna talks, accusing Iran of “nuclear blackmail”.