Foreign Minister Wang's remarks came as Iran and the world powers have been engaged in strenuous efforts to salvage the 2015 nuclear accord, despite the US maintaining its maximum pressure campaign.

Iran’s UN ambassador refutes a US claim of policy change towards the 2015 nuclear deal, saying Washington is still pursuing the so-called “maximum pressure” campaign against Tehran.

A number of US Republican senators introduce a new bill to preserve the Trump-era sanctions against Iran.

President Rouhani says the Iranian industry’s growth figures prove the failure of the US maximum pressure policy.

Tehran has ruled out reaching a “preliminary agreement” in Vienna over the fate of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif has called Donald Trump a “disgraced buffoon” who withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal.

President Rouhani says Iran is after nothing less or more than full implementation of the nuclear pact via the Vienna talks.

Iran says Vienna talks aimed at removing sanctions on Tehran will progress if the US abolishes Trump’s failed legacy.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow and Tehran are cooperating closely to make sure that the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is implemented in full.

A US daily says Iran’s achievements in the field of peaceful nuclear technology are aimed at punishing Washington for unilaterally withdrawing from the JCPOA.