French Foreign Minister: The Moment of Decision in Nuclear Negotiations Has Arrived

Laurent Fabius, the French Foreign Minister, said on Saturday, July 20: "Now everything is on the table. The moment of decision has arrived." This statement came as nuclear negotiations continued until midnight Saturday Vienna time. Following a trilateral meeting between Mohammad Javad Zarif, John Kerry, and Federica Mogherini, which ended at 11:09 PM Vienna time, a meeting of the 1+5 group was held without Iran's presence. Meanwhile, according to Hana Kavyani, a reporter from Radio Farda in Vienna, Zarif and Kerry are scheduled to meet on Sunday morning at 8 AM Vienna time. John Kerry, the U.S. Secretary of State, tweeted on Saturday afternoon: "I met with Federica Mogherini and Javad Zarif earlier today. There are still difficult issues that need to be resolved." It is unclear whether the trilateral meeting on Saturday evening helped resolve these "difficult" issues. However, some media outlets have reported the possibility of reaching an agreement on Sunday. In this context, the Itar-Tass news agency stated that the final agreement between Iran and the world powers is likely to be signed on Sunday, July 21. The agency also reported on Saturday, citing a Western diplomat, that Iran and the world powers have not been able to reach an agreement on ending the Islamic Republic's arms embargo. Nevertheless, the Interfax news agency reported that Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, spoke by phone with his American counterpart John Kerry about the nuclear negotiations on Saturday, July 20. Meanwhile, John Kerry, in an interview with the Boston Globe published on Saturday, July 20, suggested that a nuclear agreement with Iran could create a shared sense in the region to confront the Islamic State (ISIS). Kerry added: "Who knows if a nuclear agreement - if it is reached - could open a door to this issue or not?" This comes as some Iranian officials accuse the U.S. of obstructing the ongoing nuclear negotiations. In this context, Mohsen Rezaei, the former commander of the Revolutionary Guard, stated that "negotiations with the 1+5 are nearly concluded, but the U.S. is preventing the outcome and seeking more concessions." The remarks of the Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran were reported by the ISNA news agency. He stated that "the U.S. has no option but to negotiate with the Islamic Republic of Iran, and other options such as military attack or continued sanctions are ineffective and have reached a dead end." In this context, the White House: We have never been closer to reaching an agreement. Obama's conversation with the U.S. delegation about the nuclear negotiations. "Disagreement over arms sanctions" continues on the verge of an agreement with Iran. John Kerry: Real progress has been made in the Vienna nuclear negotiations.