"All Options On Table": Iran Nuclear Talks Restart, EU "Extremely Positive"
NDTV
Iran Nuclear Talks: The talks in Vienna are the first since Iran paused them in June after the election of ultraconservative new President Ebrahim Raisi.
Fresh talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers restarted on Monday, with the EU chair saying he felt "extremely positive" while admitting that "difficult issues" have yet to be tackled.
The talks in Vienna are the first since Iran paused them in June after the election of ultraconservative new President Ebrahim Raisi. Diplomats at the time had said they were "close" to an agreement.
Iran ignored appeals from Western countries to restart the talks for several months, all the while strengthening the capabilities of its nuclear programme. In August, Raisi said Iran was again open to talks.
Monday's meeting started just after 3 pm (1400 GMT) in the Palais Coburg hotel where the 2015 agreement -- known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) -- was clinched, and lasted a little more than two hours.
