The EU foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, has said the 4+1 Group has reached an agreement to maintain Iran's oil and gas exports.

Writing on her blog on Friday, Mogherini wrote:  "In Vienna, we confirmed our political determination to keep implementing the deal, which is a strategic security interest for the European Union and the world.  And beyond that, we agreed on actions to maintain Iran’s oil and gas exports, to keep financial channels and trade relations open, to support entrepreneurs who invest in Iran – particularly small and medium ones,” 

She also referred to her meeting with Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, saying:  "Before I chaired the Commission, I had a long chat with Zarif to discuss the implementation of the deal – which Iran is respecting in full, as certified by the International Atomic Energy Agency.”

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) joint commission meeting was held in Vienna's Cobourg Hotel on Friday to discuss the future of this multilateral agreement.