A US state department representative has said a nuclear agreement with Iran could be possible within days.
The US said substantial progress has been made in Vienna and a deal could be coming soon if Iran “shows seriousness".
In a statement given to AFP, the representative said substantial progress has been made in the past week.
It said: “If Iran shows seriousness, we can and should reach an understanding on mutual return to full implementation of the JCPOA within days. Anything much beyond that would put the possibility of return to the deal at grave risk.”
A draft of the deal has focused on the unfreezing of Iranian funds and the release of western prisoners but does not include waivers on oil sanctions, diplomats have reportedly said.
The talks began early in President Joe Biden's term before taking a pause to allow for a new Iranian president to take office. They have been moving ahead at a rapid rate since November.
The goal of the talks has been to find a path to restore the 2015 nuclear deal, which the US pulled out of.
The talks involve all the original signatories of the JCPOA — Britain, China, France, German, Russia, the US and the EU.
Other parties in Vienna, including France, China and Iran, have, over the course of the past week, said a deal could be on the horizon.
Russia's ambassador in Vienna took to Twitter to highlight the round-the-clock talks diplomats are holding in Vienna in order to speed up the pace of the talks.
Mikhail Ulyanov also tweeted about the recent uptick in anti-JCPOA rhetoric in public forums. Over the past week, as the deal has headed towards its final stages, the US congress and many Republican pundits have spoken out against Biden's current negotiations.
Congressional Republicans' distaste for diplomacy with Iran is well-documented since the 2015 JCPOA and has been a point of concern for Tehran. Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian called on the US Congress to say Washington would commit if an agreement is reached in Vienna.
Iranian authorities said in 2018 they wanted a “guarantee” that an agreement would be implemented as the potential of US political turnover had once more brought that into question.
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Milestones on the road to union
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October 26: Bahrain withdraws from a proposal to create a federation of nine with the seven Trucial States and Qatar.
December: Ahmed Al Suwaidi visits New York to discuss potential UN membership.
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March 1: Alex Douglas Hume, Conservative foreign secretary confirms that Britain will leave the Gulf and “strongly supports” the creation of a Union of Arab Emirates.
July 12: Historic meeting at which Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid make a binding agreement to create what will become the UAE.
July 18: It is announced that the UAE will be formed from six emirates, with a proposed constitution signed. RAK is not yet part of the agreement.
August 6: The fifth anniversary of Sheikh Zayed becoming Ruler of Abu Dhabi, with official celebrations deferred until later in the year.
August 15: Bahrain becomes independent.
September 3: Qatar becomes independent.
November 23-25: Meeting with Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid and senior British officials to fix December 2 as date of creation of the UAE.
November 29: At 5.30pm Iranian forces seize the Greater and Lesser Tunbs by force.
November 30: Despite a power sharing agreement, Tehran takes full control of Abu Musa.
November 31: UK officials visit all six participating Emirates to formally end the Trucial States treaties
December 2: 11am, Dubai. New Supreme Council formally elects Sheikh Zayed as President. Treaty of Friendship signed with the UK. 11.30am. Flag raising ceremony at Union House and Al Manhal Palace in Abu Dhabi witnessed by Sheikh Khalifa, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.
December 6: Arab League formally admits the UAE. The first British Ambassador presents his credentials to Sheikh Zayed.
December 9: UAE joins the United Nations.
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