U.S. Secretary of State Kerry, Iranian FM Zarif and EU envoy Ashton pose for photographers in Vienna before a meeting, Nov. 22. REUTERS Photo[/caption]TEHRAN (Tasnim)- Informed sources announced that the US requests from Iran regarding its missile capabilities hindered the nuclear talks between which were held in the Muscat and Vienna.
The US Secretary of State John Kerry limited the agenda of talks in Muscat to Irans missile capabilities and refrained from discussing the nuclear issue and the US-led sanctions imposed on the country, al-Waqt news website quoted informed sources as saying.
John Kerry asked the Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to raise the issue of Irans missile capabilities during the talks but the Iranian foreign minister rejected his American counterparts request and said the negotiations were supposed to deal with the nuclear issue and the sanctions imposed on Iran, said the report.
During the talks, Zarif reportedly reiterated Irans commitment to the interim nuclear deal signed between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security council plus Germany which was signed in the Swiss city of Geneva back in November 2013.
Also, in the latest round of the nuclear talks held in the Austrian capital of Vienna, the US secretary of state once again raised the issue of Irans missile capabilities and asked Iran to give the US detailed information on its missile program and also allow the American military experts to participate in the military drills which are held inside the country, informed sources noted.
By Tasnim News Agency
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