Russian Invasion Puts Endgame of Iran Nuclear Talks in Jeopardy
- Iran was warned over weekend Ukraine conflict risked agreement
- Vienna talks in holding pattern with Iran negotiator in Tehran
Hossein Amirabdollahian
Photographer: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine risks jeopardizing diplomacy to restore Iran’s nuclear deal at the final hurdle, as world powers at the negotiating table find themselves on opposite sides of Europe’s biggest security crisis since World War II.
Envoys have suggested a successful conclusion to the talks could be just days away after 10 months of stop-start progress in Vienna. But Iran and the U.S. still have to bridge remaining key differences at a time when mediators in Europe and Russia have been plunged into conflict.