Today, Monday, talks on Iran's nuclear file will resume in Vienna.

As Tehran seeks to lift economic sanctions, Britain and Israel have confirmed that they will work together to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry said that a tripartite meeting brought together the Iranian negotiating delegation headed by Ali Bagheri, the Iranian assistant foreign minister, with the Russian and Chinese delegations, prior to the start of the seventh round of negotiations.

The Iranian news agency said that Bagheri also met Enrique Mora, assistant coordinator for foreign policy in the European Union.

The British Financial Times quoted Bagheri as saying that Tehran's goal in participating in the Vienna talks is to fully and practically lift sanctions from the country, and enable Iran to benefit from peaceful nuclear energy in accordance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

He added that the West does not seek to reach an agreement, but rather wants to obtain concessions from Iran, stressing that his country is not subject to military threats or sanctions, and the mistakes of the past should not be repeated.

Bagheri stressed that negotiations without reaching a tight agreement will not benefit anyone, pointing out that past experiences have proven that Western countries will impose pressure on Iran to offer concessions in matters not related to the nuclear file.

He declared that Western countries should compensate for their non-compliance with their commitments, pointing out that the principle of mutual compliance cannot form a basis for negotiations, because the United States withdrew from the agreement and it must show its eligibility to abide by its commitments.


Israeli moves

On the other hand, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and her Israeli counterpart, Yair Lapid, said - in a joint article in the Telegraph newspaper on Sunday - that Britain and Israel "will work day and night" to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power.

The two ministers added that time is ticking, which increases the necessity of close cooperation with our partners and friends to thwart Tehran's ambitions.

In the article, the two ministers emphasized that Israel would officially become Britain's "first-class" cyber partner in an effort to bolster its cyber defenses, as countries around the world face increasing threats.

Meanwhile, Israel and Britain on Monday signed a 10-year agreement to work closely in areas such as cyber security, technology, trade and defence, the Telegraph reported.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has said that Israel is very concerned about the possibility of lifting sanctions on Iran, and allowing the return of funds to flow in exchange for insufficient restrictions on its nuclear program.

Bennett added that Israel has sent messages in this regard to the United States and other countries negotiating with Iran.

In early November, the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced that talks on the nuclear deal would begin on the 29th of the same month, in the Austrian capital Vienna.

Six rounds of talks were held between Iran and major international powers in Vienna between last April and June, in an attempt to revive the nuclear deal.

The negotiations, held under the auspices of the European Union, aim for the United States to return to the agreement that the administration of former President Donald Trump withdrew from in May 2018, and re-imposed severe sanctions on Iran.

Tehran insists on a complete lifting of US sanctions before returning to the nuclear commitments it had abandoned in the past years, after Washington withdrew from the agreement reached during the meeting held in the Austrian capital Vienna on July 14, 2015.