Borrell Suggests Suspending Vienna Talks on Iranian Nuclear Deal

The European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said on Friday that there was a need to suspend the Vienna talks on the Iranian nuclear deal.

"There is a need to suspend the Vienna negotiations on the Iranian nuclear deal, due to external factors," Borrell wrote on Twitter.

He added that the final text of the agreement is ready and is on the table. I will continue with my team to communicate with all participants in the negotiations to close the agreement."

For its part, the Iranian Foreign Ministry commented on the "suspension" of the Iranian nuclear negotiations in Vienna.

The ministry stressed that it would not let any "external factor" affect its desire for the success of the negotiations.

"No external factor will affect our common desire to move forward for a collective agreement," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzajh said on Twitter.