Iran says ‘good progress’ made in nuclear talks this week as sides take short break

Negotiators trying to save the 2015 landmark Iran nuclear deal were due to take stock in Vienna on Friday ahead of a brief pause in the negotiations.

Iran’s top nuclear negotiator said that “good progress” had been made in recent days. He did not provide further details.

The diplomats were scheduled to meet from 2:00 p.m. local time (1300 GMT) in a luxury hotel in downtown Vienna, according to the EU, which is chairing the talks.

The talks — aimed at bringing the US back into the agreement and Iran to roll back its nuclear activities — started in April this year, but then stopped for several months as the Islamic republic elected a new hardline government.

The talks finally resumed in late November. READ MORE