The meetings of the member states of the Iranian nuclear deal will be concluded today, Friday, after 4 days of discussions and consultations aimed at the return of the United States and Iran to the agreement, while Washington confirmed that it is discussing with Tehran the issue of American detainees in Iran.

Today, the participants in the talks aimed at lifting US sanctions on Iran and Tehran’s commitment to the agreement will review the perceptions submitted by the expert committees about the steps that can be taken in order to reach a roadmap that paves the way for the US's return to the agreement.

Abbas Araghchi, political assistant to the Iranian foreign minister and chief Iranian negotiator on the nuclear file, said that the Vienna negotiations clearly dealt with lifting all forms of US sanctions at once, stressing that the full lifting of sanctions would be met with Tehran's return to full compliance with the terms of the nuclear deal.

On the other hand, State Department spokesman Ned Price said that his country is ready to lift any sanctions imposed on Iran that are inconsistent with the nuclear agreement, stressing Washington's readiness to take the necessary steps to return to compliance with the terms of the agreement.

While Price described the nuclear talks as "constructive," he told reporters, "Nevertheless, we must not allow expectations to exceed where we are now."

Diplomats from the major powers met separately with delegates from Iran and the United States, to discuss ways to restore the two countries to abide by the terms of the agreement that Washington withdrew from 3 years ago.

Neither the United States nor Iran expected a quick breakthrough in the talks that began in Vienna on Tuesday, in which European diplomats and others acted as mediators, due to Tehran's refusal to hold direct talks at the present time.

The talks are being held mainly as part of two working groups of experts, one looking at the sanctions the United States could lift, and the other focusing on the nuclear restrictions that Iran must respect to revive the 2015 deal.

The other parties to the original nuclear deal - Iran, Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia - are expected to meet today in a group called the Joint Commission, chaired by the European Union.

For its part, Israel has renewed its position on rejecting the nuclear agreement, and in his comment on the indirect talks being held by the United States and Iran in Vienna, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will not be bound by any agreement that enables Iran to develop nuclear weapons.

Saki confirmed that there are negotiations with the Iranians to release American detainees in Iran (European)

American detainees

Meanwhile, White House spokeswoman Jane Saki said that there are negotiations with the Iranians through private channels for the release of American detainees in Iran.

She added that the efforts to release the American detainees will be led by "our diplomats and negotiators from the State Department," explaining that these discussions are often raised through various channels with the Iranians, due to the fact that there are no direct channels with Iran in the nuclear talks.