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Pause in Iran nuclear talks ‘uncomfortable’: IAEA

By AFP
July 20, 2021

Rio de Janeiro: A pause in negotiations to salvage Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers has placed the International Atomic Energy Agency in an "uncomfortable position," its boss told AFP on Monday. An Iranian official announced on Saturday the talks in Vienna will not resume before a new government takes office in August, following presidential elections last month won by ultra-conservative Ebrahim Raisi.