“I think that we are closer to an agreement than ever before, but there are still major issues on which we will negotiate,” RIA Novosti quoted Arakchi as saying.

The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister also said that the negotiations in Vienna on the JCPOA "managed to achieve excellent and tangible progress on various issues."

Earlier, Russian Permanent Representative to international organizations Mikhail Ulyanov spoke about the discussion of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program with Iran.