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.

Russia calls on the Western parties to the Vienna talks to work on addressing “Iran’s legitimate demands” instead of blaming Moscow for the stalemate in the negotiations.

Iran’s top security official says the prospect for a deal in the course of Vienna talks remains unclear due to Washington’s delay to make a political decision.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories 0900 GMT, on February 20, 2022.

Although the 8th round of the Vienna sanctions removal talks has begun, many lawmakers in Washington have shown their opposition to the deal and have vowed to block any possible deal.

Iran says it seeks a “lasting and reliable agreement” out of the ongoing Vienna talks, stressing that a temporary deal is not on the agenda at all.

As the seventh round of talks aimed at reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) comes to an end in Vienna, Iran says its new proposals and amendments will be included in a text that all sides have agreed will form the basis of future negotiations.

The US delegation is scheduled to travel to Austria over the weekend to join the remaining signatories to the JCPOA for the new round of talks on the removal of American sanctions.

Iran’s deputy foreign minister Ali Bagheri Kani says his country will not backtrack on its demand for lifting sanctions against the Iranian nation.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejects the idea of reaching a less for less or more for more deal thorough the Vienna talks.