TEHRAN, 06 December 2021, (TON): The reluctance of the United States to lift all sanctions on Iran is the main challenge to reviving a 2015 nuclear pact.

A senior Iranian official said “as Western powers questioned Tehran's determination to salvage the agreement.”

Indirect talks between Washington and Tehran on reinstating their nuclear pact broke off on Friday, with both sides saying they would resume the following week, as Western officials voiced dismay at sweeping demands by the Islamic Republic.

The unnamed official was quoted as saying by Iran's Tasnim news agency "it is now clear that Washington's reluctance to give up sanctions altogether is the main challenge to the progress of the talks.”

"We believe that a deal is within reach if the US government gives up its campaign of maximum pressure and the European parties show serious flexibility and political will in the talks."

Iran and major powers started talks in April aimed at bringing back Tehran and Washington into full compliance with the pact, which was abandoned by former US President Donald Trump three years ago.