Iran says nuclear deal with US possible only if demands are realistic

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Iran believes reaching an agreement on its nuclear programme with the United States is possible as long as Washington is realistic, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday on the eve of a second round of talks with the Trump administration.

"If they demonstrate seriousness of intent and do not make unrealistic demands, reaching agreements is possible," Araqchi told a news conference in Moscow after talks with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of Russia.

Iran had noted the United States' seriousness during a first round of talks on the deal, which took place in Oman last week, Araqchi said. The second round is set for Saturday in Rome and will be held through Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi, Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, said.

"Given the contradictory positions we have heard from various US officials over the past few days, we expect the US side to first provide an explanation in this regard and to remove the serious ambiguities that have arisen regarding its intentions and seriousness," Baghaei told state media without elaborating.