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Nuclear negotiators head home for consultations, as Iran talks hit critical stage

TEHRAN, Iran — Chief negotiators from Iran and Europe returned home for consultations as talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal reached a critical stage, state media in the Islamic Republic said Saturday.

“The negotiators will return to Vienna in two days” but expert-level discussions at the eighth round of talks would continue on Saturday and Sunday, IRNA news agency said.

The talks between Tehran and world powers resumed in late November after they were suspended for around five months as Iran elected a new, ultra-conservative government.

Iran signed the nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States.

It offered the Islamic Republic sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program. READ MORE