EU envoy on nuclear talks meets Iran deputy minister in Tehran

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : The 2015 nuclear deal, which gave Iran sanctions relief in return for curbs on its nuclear activities, has been on life support since 2018, when then US president Donald Trump unilaterally pulled out.
55% : Blinken told reporters on Wednesday that he hoped for the success of talks with Iran but warned that "the runway that we have left to do that is getting shorter and shorter".
52% : Talks were held earlier this year in Vienna between Iran and the remaining parties to the agreement -- Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia -- with the US taking part indirectly.
47% : Iran has said repeatedly that it is ready to resume talks "soon" but no date has yet been announced.
46% : The EU envoy charged with coordinating talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal, Enrique Mora, met Iranian deputy foreign minister Ali Bagheri in Tehran on Thursday, the Iranian ministry said.
44% : Bagheri, in charge of the nuclear file for Iran, tweeted that the meeting would include talks about the "removal of cruel sanctions".
42% : Mora's trip to Tehran comes amid mounting pressure from EU countries as well as the United States for a swift resumption of talks on Washington's return to the agreement.
40% : The talks have been on hold since a June election in Iran led to a change of president.
37% : Trump reimposed crippling sanctions while Iran, which insists its nuclear programme is for civilian purposes only, gradually rolled back its own commitments.
28% : Tehran has been seeking European guarantees that there will be no repetition of Trump's unilateral withdrawal.
27% : Referencing visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid's threat to use force, Blinken said without elaborating: "We are prepared to turn to other options if Iran doesn't change course."
26% : Mora attended Raisi's inauguration in August, drawing criticism of the EU from Israel, a fierce critic of the nuclear deal with its arch foe Iran.

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