Iran says collecting economic dividends is priority in nuclear talks

In this file photo taken on October 6, 2021, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks to his Russian counterpart on the joint press conference after their meeting in Moscow. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV POOL AFP TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said Sunday that collecting all the economic dividends and the effective removal of the sanctions are a priority for Iran in the nuclear negotiations.

Amir Abdollahian made the remarks while meeting with the Deputy Secretary-General of the European External Action Service Enrique Mora.

Amir Abdollahian said Iran has joined the Vienna negotiations with seriousness and put forward all the initiatives required to reach an agreement, and that the US administration should adopt a realistic approach to address the remaining outstanding issues, according to the foreign ministry's website.

He said that the lack of a political decision on the part of America to remove the sanctions, to which the Iranian nation's economic benefits are tied, is an obstacle to the achievement of final results.

Earlier in the day, Mora exchanged views about the latest situation of the nuclear negotiations with Iran's top negotiator and Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri.

Bagheri noted the Islamic Republic's seriousness and determination to finalize a deal in Vienna, and said that if the US side takes a realistic approach, a deal will be achievable.

Ahead of his Tehran trip, Mora tweeted that he is working on closing the remaining gaps in the Vienna talks, adding that we must conclude this negotiation. There is a lot at stake. ALSO READ: Iran's Rouhani says that 60 percent of the nuclear talks are done after Vienna meeting.

In 2015, Iran signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which was formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, with world powers including the United States. Former US President Donald Trump pulled Washington out of the pact in May 2018 and imposed sanctions on Iran, which caused the latter to drop some of its nuclear commitments.

Since April 2021, Iran and the rest of the JCPOA have held eight rounds of talks in Vienna to revive the deal.