Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that his country expects European countries to play an influential role in ensuring Tehran's interests during the Vienna talks, and that Tehran's red lines are observed, as he put it, while German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that the "moment of truth" on the nuclear talks It's "timed" for Iranian officials.
Abdullahian added - during a meeting with his German counterpart on the sidelines of the Munich Security Summit - that his country possessed a serious will to reach a good agreement from the beginning.
He considered that achieving the agreement in Vienna is possible if his country's "legitimate" demands are met, noting that they refuse to set a deadline for negotiations, stressing that it is necessary for the opposite party not to make any mistakes in its calculations.
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On the other hand, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, the German chancellor said that all the elements are in place for a nuclear deal with Iran.
Schultz added - in a speech during the conference - that it is a "real moment" for the Iranian nuclear agreement, adding that a long way has been taken in the Vienna negotiations, and that there is an opportunity to reach an agreement to lift sanctions.
He considered that the Iranian leadership has a choice, and that if Iran continues to enrich fuel, this is "unacceptable."
Expressions of optimism about the Vienna talks also came from US White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki, who said - at a press conference in Washington - that great progress had been made during the past week with the talks, but no agreement had been reached yet.
Psaki added that reaching an understanding on the mutual return of the nuclear deal is possible within days "if Iran shows seriousness."
And Israeli estimates suggested that the nuclear agreement between Iran and the major powers would be signed before the end of the week.
According to what the official Israeli radio quoted a high-ranking official as saying, Tel Aviv is preparing to confront this development, noting that despite the existence of issues that have not yet been resolved, the prevailing trend is towards reaching a compromise solution with Tehran.
The radio added that Israeli circles hope to gradually lift sanctions on Iran, but fear that Washington will encourage commercial companies to deal with Tehran.
Months ago, talks began between Iran and the powers that are still part of the agreement (France, Britain, Russia, China and Germany) to revive the agreement from which the United States unilaterally withdrew in 2018.
The talks - in which Washington indirectly participates - aim to return the Americans to the agreement, especially by lifting the sanctions that they re-imposed on Tehran after the withdrawal of the administration of former President Donald Trump from it, in exchange for Iran's return to fully respecting its obligations under the 2015 agreement, which it retracted from many of them in The aftermath of the US withdrawal.