Beijing says the US should make political decisions and actively respond to Iran’s legitimate concerns in order for the 2015 deal to be revived.

Iran says recourse to diplomacy and promotion of dialogue constitute the best way to resolve the Ukrainian crisis.

Iran’s foreign minister calls for concerted efforts to reach a political solution to end the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Iran’s FM says the current stalemate in the JCPOA revival talks in Vienna is due to excessive demands of the US.

Tehran says Washington is responsible for the halt in Vienna talks and needs to make a political decision as soon as possible.

Iran’s foreign minister says Tehran is ready for a good and sustainable agreement on reviving the 2015 Iran deal.

Iran’s foreign minister says the negotiating parties in Vienna on the revival of the JCPOA are close to a final agreement, adding that the ball is now in US court.

Washington says attacks on US forces went up after the US assassination of General Soleimani and the designation of the IRGC as a terrorist organization.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says the Islamic Republic has not abandoned Vienna talks nor has it tied the people’s livelihood and the country’s economy to the outcome of negotiations in the Austrian capital.

A senior Iranian diplomat says existing gaps on the remaining issues at the Vienna talks must be closed before the revival of the Iran deal.