US calls for ‘imminent’ return to nuclear talks with Iran

State Department spokesperson says US is ‘willing and able’ to resume negotiations as soon as Iran agrees.

The Biden administration has called for an “imminent” return to talks in Vienna to revive the Iran nuclear deal, but said a resumption of the negotiations is “hinging on the Iranians”.

State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters on Thursday that Washington is willing to continue the talks as soon as Tehran agrees to re-engage in the negotiations, stressing that the path to diplomacy is still open.

Negotiations have been on ice since June, shortly after the election of Iran’s conservative President Ebrahim Raisi.