Iran Nuclear Talks to Be Continued in Early 2025

© AP Photo / Florian SchroetterFILE - The flag of Iran waves in front of the the International Center building with the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, in Vienna, AustriaI, May 24, 2021. On Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, negotiators are gathering in Vienna to resume efforts to revive Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, with hopes of quick progress muted after the arrival of a hard-line new government in Tehran led to a more than five-month hiatus. (AP Photo/Florian Schroetter, FILE)
FILE - The flag of Iran waves in front of the the International Center building with the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, in Vienna, AustriaI, May 24, 2021. On Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, negotiators are gathering in Vienna to resume efforts to revive Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, with hopes of quick progress muted after the arrival of a hard-line new government in Tehran led to a more than five-month hiatus. (AP Photo/Florian Schroetter, FILE) - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 24.12.2024
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TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Earlier, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian assured Rafael Grossi, head of the UN nuclear watchdog IAEA, that Tehran would not pursue a nuclear program.
A new round of negotiations between Iran and France, Germany and the United Kingdom on Iran's nuclear program will begin in mid-January 2025, Ismail Baghaei, a spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
The previous round of negotiations between Iran and the European trio were held in Geneva on November 29 following a two-year hiatus. Baghaei said that the talks were not confined to the nuclear deal.
"These are comprehensive negotiations, not just talks about finalizing the deal. Various issues, including the nuclear program, are being discussed," he stated.
TEHRAN, IRAN - FEBRUARY 11: A US flag is set on fire during the annual rally commemorating Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. Iran marked Sunday the 45th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution amid tensions gripping the wider Middle East over Israel's continued war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 17.11.2024
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Rafael Grossi, head of the UN nuclear watchdog IAEA, visited Iran in November to meet with top Iranian officials and inspect nuclear facilities in Fordow and Natanz. The visit aimed to assess progress on the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian assured Grossi that Tehran would not pursue nuclear weapons.
In 2015, the UK, Germany, China, Russia, the United States and France signed a deal with Iran that provided for the easing of sanctions in exchange for curbs on Iran's nuclear program. The US withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018 and reimposed sanctions on Tehran, which announced a gradual reduction of its commitments on nuclear research and uranium enrichment.
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