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A revived Iranian nuclear deal must secure "equal rights" for all world powers involved, Russia said Monday, after Iran asked for details of Moscow's ...

The Vienna talks, which started 11 months ago, aim to return the US to the nuclear agreement, including through the lifting of sanctions on Iran, and to ensure Tehran's full compliance with its commitments. During the call, "it was emphasised that the resuscitation of the JCPOA should ensure that all its participants have equal rights regarding the unhindered development of cooperation in all areas", the embassy said using the acronym of the 2015 nuclear deal. Washington is participating indirectly. Amir-Abdollahian said for his part that Iran's cooperation with any country "including Russia, should not be affected by the atmosphere of sanctions", the Iranian foreign ministry said. The following day, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said such demands were "irrelevant". Sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine "have nothing to do with the Iran nuclear deal", he stressed. A revived Iranian nuclear deal must secure "equal rights" for all world powers involved, Russia said Monday, after Iran asked for details of Moscow's demands for US guarantees on restoring the accord.

The main parties to the Iran nuclear talks indicated that an agreement was close, until an unlikely hurdle emerged. Russia, which has largely stood by Iran ...

It has recently taken steps to combat its image as a center for illicit money, especially after a 2020 FATF assessment that called for "fundamental and major improvements" by the UAE. The listing by FATF could be a hurdle in those efforts. The appointment took effect on Saturday. - Why it matters: Libya's oil output is one of its sole remaining sources of revenue. Western states need more oil on the global market to bring inflation under control domestically. Iran's UN abstention came after Russia voted in favor of a United Arab Emirates-backed Security Council resolution sanctioning the Iran-allied Houthi rebel group, after previously abstaining from a similar vote. - Why it matters: The decaying tanker is an environmentally disastrous ticking bomb. Egypt's population is more than 102 million. At a maximum they may actually want to scuttle it altogether." Moscow supplies 8% of the world's oil. Iran abstained from a vote at the United Nations General Assembly condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine last week. It pumped 2.4 million barrels per day on average last year.

Moscow seeks guarantees regarding trade with Iran that would undermine west's response to Ukraine invasion.

Iran wants the IAEA to close down these investigations, claiming they are based on false Israeli intelligence. Separately, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, was in Tehran this weekend trying to secure a deal on the future inspection regime. Russia also has a short-term strategic interest in scuppering or postponing the deal. It would then be up to Moscow whether to veto the nuclear deal altogether. There is an understanding that by changing its position in [the] Vienna talks, Russia wants to secure its interests in other places. Russia has been accused of trying to take the Iran nuclear deal hostage as part of its wider battle with the west over Ukraine, after it threw a last-minute spanner into plans for an agreement to lift a swathe of US economic sanctions on Tehran.

Moscow seeks to ensure that sanctions imposed over Ukraine invasion do not impede its trade with Tehran.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday dismissed as "irrelevant" Russian demands for guarantees that new sanctions linked to Ukraine will not affect ...

Britain, one of the parties to the parallel talks on the nuclear accord in Vienna, indicated Friday that an agreement was close. Blinken said it was not only in America's interest but Russia's as well that Iran not be able "to have a nuclear weapon or the capacity to produce a weapon on very, very short order." The sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine "have nothing to do with the Iran nuclear deal," Blinken said on CBS talk show "Face the Nation."

Iran and the United States must take a political decision within days to prevent the failure of indirect talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal after 11 ...

We're trying to find a way through." Rapid access to a strong deal requires new initiatives from all parties," Shamkhani tweeted. "Priority of Iranian negotiators is to resolve remaining issues that are considered (a) ... red line. read more read more The European Union's top envoy Enrique Mora, who coordinates the talks, tweeted: "Just to clarify.