“All issues of insurance, oil and shipping have been agreed, and about 1,040 sanctions from the Trump era will be lifted according to this agreement,” Mahmoud Vaezi told reporters on the sidelines of Wednesday’s cabinet meeting.
Officials who would have sanctions removed included several figures from Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s inner circle, he said.
There was no announcement on the matter from the US.
Meanwhile German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Wednesday that he saw a “good chance” of concluding talks on a revival of the Iran nuclear deal soon, after talks with his US counterpart.
“Regarding the negotiations in Vienna, they aren’t easy — that’s been clear in recent weeks,” Maas told a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
“Nevertheless we are moving forward step by step in every round of negotiations and we assume that in the context of the [Iranian] presidential election, there’s a good chance to conclude them in the foreseeable future.” READ MORE
