Iran Seeks Faster Sanctions Relief as Zarif Makes Video Appeal - Bloomberg Business

Iran Seeks Faster Sanctions Relief as Zarif Makes Video Appeal - Bloomberg Business:



"Iran is pushing to accelerate U.S. and European sanctions relief with just four days left to resolve nuclear talks in Vienna, as Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said a lasting accord has “never been closer.”



Negotiators haven’t yet agreed on the scale and speed of sanctions relief, nor have they settled all the steps Iran must take, according to four diplomats from countries participating in the negotiations. They asked not to be named in line with rules. One of the diplomats said Iran may get substantial sanctions relief by December, while others said sanctions are unlikely to be eased before 2016.



“At this 11th hour, despite some differences that remain, we have never been closer to a lasting outcome,” Zarif said in a video released Friday and filmed on a terrace at the Palais Coburg in Vienna, where the talks are being held. The foreign minister earlier told Al Monitor website that “the deal will be made or broken on whether the United States wants to lift the sanctions or keep them.”"



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