Iran talks tough on saving the nuclear deal as it meets with foreign ministers
Vienna — Talks to save the 2015 nuclear deal on Friday are unlikely to satisfy Iran, European powers have said, and Tehran has warned that it could leave the accord if it was not fully compensated for the re-imposition of US sanctions. Ministers from Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia are meeting their Iranian counterpart in Vienna for the first time since US President Donald Trump left the pact in May, but diplomats see limited scope for salvaging it. Trump pulled the US out of the multinational deal under which sanctions on Iran were lifted in return for curbs on its nuclear programme verified by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Washington has since told countries they must stop buying the oil cartel Opec producer’s oil from November 4 or face financial consequences. Speaking on French radio ahead of arriving in the Austrian capital, France’s foreign minister said world powers would struggle to put together an economic package immediately. "[Iran] must stop t...
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