Iran’s foreign minister says that a good strong agreement can be reached in Vienna if the Americans are realistic.

A senior Russian diplomat says Iran and the IAEA agree on concrete steps aimed at settling outstanding safeguards issues within a reasonable period of time.

Russia’s lead negotiator says the intensive negotiations in Vienna, aimed at putting the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement back on track, go on “almost non-stop.”

A senior Russian diplomat says intensive work is underway between Iran and the P4+1 group of countries in Vienna on ways to salvage the 2015 multilateral agreement.

Russia’s lead negotiator to the Vienna talks says his country rejects “artificial deadlines” set by Western parties to the talks.

Russia's lead negotiator to the Vienna talks holds meetings with the Iranian chief negotiator and the head of the JCPOA Joint Commission.

Negotiators representing Iran and the P4+1 group of nations have returned to their countries for a New Year break. They began their eighth round of talks this year on Monday.

Iran’s top negotiator at the Vienna talks says good progress has been made in Vienna this week.

Russia expresses surprise over the “illogical” positions adopted by the three European powers during the ongoing Vienna negotiations on the removal of US sanctions on Iran, saying Moscow does not understand the trio’s “destructive” stances and cannot thus support them.

Russia's lead negotiator in Vienna talks says none of the parties is trying to drag out negotiations and there is political will to reach a concrete result.