Russia's top negotiator to the Vienna talks on the removal of anti-Iran sanctions, Mikhail Ulyanov, says Tehran is “absolutely right” to be asking for guarantees from Washington after the unilateral withdrawal of the country from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

The Iranian foreign minister says Tehran has no intention to play with time or derail the sanctions removal talks in Vienna.

China says it firmly opposes illegal sanctions against Iran and political manipulation on human rights and other issues.

Tehran says the US would better focus on its Plan A rather than threatening Iran with a Plan B.

A working group of experts from Iran and the remaining parties to the 2015 deal is discussing the removal of sanctions against Tehran in Vienna.

Europe has practically taken no effective action to make up for Washington’s inhumane sanctions on Tehran, says Iran’s ambassador to Madrid.

Russia’s foreign minister says he is cautiously optimistic about real progress made at sanctions-removal talks in Vienna.