As It Talks, Iran Inches Toward Nukes

Mr Araqchi stated in public that “serious” talks had been conducted in a “highly positive atmosphere.”

Mr Zarif also pointed out that a “balanced approach” should be taken, with emphasis on dialogue and negotiation to ease western-imposed economic sanctions.

The point of this, he suggested, is to show that Tehran has the right to enrich uranium and effectively put an end to the country’s prolonged and crippling economic isolation.