Interim Iran nuclear talks set back by disagreements over US prisoners

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Earlier this month, Tehran and Washington appeared to be making good progress in negotiations over a temporary agreement that would see some limited sanctions relief in return for curbing nuclear enrichment.
50% : In exchange, Tehran would be allowed to export up to a million barrels of oil per day and gain access to its income and other frozen funds abroad.
48% : As first revealed by Middle East Eye, the two sides agreed Iran would not enrich uranium to 60 percent and would cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the monitoring and verification of its nuclear programme.
48% : Tehran always insisted it never had intentions to weaponise its nuclear programme, which it said was for civilian energy purposes only.
46% : But direct talks between the US envoy to Iran, Robert Malley, and the Iranian ambassador to the UN, Amir Saeed Iravani, in New York over a less formal interim deal were promising.
43% : Iran and the United States reached the JCPOA nuclear deal in 2015 alongside other world powers, an agreement that was designed to restrict Iran's ability to develop a nuclear weapon in return for sanctions relief.
42% : On Tuesday, Miller told reporters he had no updates to share on talks with Iran.
41% : One source familiar with the talks said Washington made a notable concession by agreeing to overlook the daily sale of a million barrels of oil, on top of the oil Iran is already selling clandestinely.
35% : Three Iranian sources close to the talks said further progress had been made in recent weeks over a few key issues, including promises by Iran that US forces stationed in Syria and Iraq would not be attacked by Iranian allies like Iraqi paramilitary groups.
33% : Efforts to reach an interim nuclear deal between Iran and the United States have faced a setback, with factions in the Iranian ruling establishment disagreeing over US demands on prisoner releases, Iranian sources close to the talks told Middle East Eye.
29% : Since the Biden administration replaced him in 2021, Washington and Tehran have conducted several unsuccessful rounds of negotiations to revive the deal, before turning to the current interim option now discussed.

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