A senior US State Department official acknowledged that talks over the Iran nuclear deal could be finalized within the next few weeks if Iran does not seek unnecessarily easing of sanctions.

Since the beginning of last month, the Biden administration has been holding intermittent discussions with the Iranian side in Vienna, the capital of Austria, through the EU = European Union, etc., in order to rebuild the Iran nuclear agreement, which the former US administration of Trump has withdrawn.



The Iranian side is calling for the lifting of all sanctions imposed under the Trump administration and hopes to reach a conclusion by the end of this month.



A senior U.S. State Department official said in a telephone interview yesterday, "If Iran does not make political decisions and seek more sanctions than necessary to comply with the nuclear deal, negotiations will be completed relatively quickly. "Depending on the decision of the Iranian side, we acknowledged that the talks could be concluded within the next few weeks.



On the other hand, he said, "There is a gap between the two sides, and I do not want to underestimate it. There are still many things to decide, such as the order and timing of implementing the necessary measures," and it is necessary to accelerate negotiations. I pointed out.



High-ranking officials also expressed concern that Iran had operated a high-performance centrifuge in contravention of the nuclear agreement, and expressed their intention to ask the Iranian side for action in future negotiations.