Iran Press/ Iran news: Iran's international nuclear agreement or the so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was signed between the country and P5+1 countries (Russia, China, UK, Germany, France, and the US) in 2015, but the US scrapped it on May 18, 2018, re-imposing more sanctions on Iran.
The eighth round of sanctions talks begun in Vienna on December 27 is ongoing in Vienna, but without the US after a short break.
In a tweet on Thursday, Iran's Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani wrote: "A good deal is possible because of significant progress in the talks, largely due to Iranian initiatives, but the final stage of the #ViennaTalks will not take place without Western political decision-making to resolve crucial issues that are required to "balance the deal."
The Vienna talks have advanced due to the Iranian side's initiatives. Yet, the Western parties' procrastination to compensate for the US violation of the internationally-signed JCPOA and its ongoing maximum pressure policy against Iran indicate the West's lack of tendency to wrap up the negotiations.
On the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference last Friday, Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said the Iranian negotiating team in Vienna, for its part, put suggestions on the table, intended for reaching a good deal. Still, the European parties had to decide to realize the same agreement.
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To finish the job, certain decisions need to be taken by Western interlocutors
