The US State Department downplayed hopes for indirect talks on Washington and Tehran resuming compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, which begin on Tuesday in Vienna, saying the talks will be difficult, according to Asharq Al-Awsat.
“We don’t underestimate the scale of the challenges ahead. These are early days. We don’t anticipate an early or immediate breakthrough as these discussions, we fully expect, will be difficult,” State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters during his daily briefing on Monday.