Iran deal appears to hold on eve of new talks

CNN: Iran is rolling back parts of its nuclear program and getting relief from sanctions in return as an interim agreement aimed at gauging Tehran’s willingness to curb its nuclear ambitions appears to be working with global powers gearing up for talks on Tuesday to forge a long-term pact.

“So far everyone, both Iran and all of the rest of us who provided some very limited, targeted sanctions relief have kept their commitments,” Wendy Sherman, a senior State Department official and lead negotiator for the United States on the Iran deal, told Wolf Blitzer on Monday in an interview on CNN’s “The Situation Room.”…
Her comments came as Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, said his country would not “renege” on the talks, but predicted they “will not lead anywhere.” … (more)

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