After a few months of suspension, talks with parties to the Iranian nuclear agreement are expected to resume this week

　　Chinanews, October 18th, a comprehensive report, on the 17th local time, an Iranian congressman stated after a meeting of the Iranian parliament that Iran will resume negotiations with the five parties involved in the Iranian nuclear agreement in Brussels on the 21st. The negotiations aimed at resuming the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement were suspended in June after it was launched in Vienna in April 2021.

On May 25, a new round of political director-general meeting of the Joint Commission on the Iranian Nuclear Comprehensive Agreement was held in Vienna, Austria.

The picture shows the meeting site.

Photo courtesy of the EU delegation in Vienna issued by China News Service

　　According to reports, MP Ahmed Alirezabeji, who attended the closed-door meeting of the Iranian parliament, said, “Iranian Foreign Minister Abdullahhiyan stated at the meeting that the talks with the international '4+1' will be held on 21 December. It restarts in Brussels on Sunday."

　　Another Iranian lawmaker Behrouz Mohebbi confirmed that negotiations suspended in June will resume "this week."

　　In July 2015, Iran reached a comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue with the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany.

According to the agreement, Iran promised to restrict its nuclear program and the international community lifted sanctions against Iran.

In May 2018, the US government unilaterally withdrew from the Iran nuclear agreement, and subsequently restarted and added a series of sanctions against Iran.

Since May 2019, Iran has gradually suspended the implementation of certain provisions of the Iran nuclear agreement, but promised that the measures taken are "reversible."

　　The talks between the parties involved in the Iranian nuclear agreement began in Vienna in April 2021 to discuss the issue of the United States and Iran's resumption of compliance. Six rounds have been held so far.

Due to serious differences between the United States and Iran and the change of leadership of the Iranian government, a new round of talks has not been held for a long time.