U.S. President Joe Biden said the Iranian side is seriously taking talks on indirect talks with Iran to rebuild the Iran nuclear deal, but said it would be up to future talks to return to the deal. It was.
On the other hand, the Iranian side wants to aim for an early agreement through intensive discussions on NHK's coverage.
The United States and Iran have been indirectly discussing the restructuring of the nuclear agreement in Vienna, the capital of Austria, through the EU = European Union and other means since early April.
President Biden said at a press conference on the 7th that the Iranian side is seriously discussing this, but "how serious it is and what it is prepared to do is another story. The talks are still going on." He said that it would be up to future discussions to return to the agreement.
"There has been some progress, and we have a better understanding of what both sides should do to return to the nuclear deal," said Saki, a spokesman for the White House.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the head of the Iranian negotiating team, told NHK after a deputy ministerial meeting in Vienna on the 7th, "The negotiating teams of each country will stay here as much as necessary until a conclusion is reached. Currently, The working group is preparing an agreement document, "he said, and hopes to reach an early agreement through intensive discussions.