US President Joe Biden said Wednesday that it is "not time to give up" on talks with Iran aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal.

"It's not time to give up," Biden said at a press conference to mark his first year in the White House.

"There is some progress being made," he said.

"P5+1 are on the same page but it remains to be seen," Biden said in a reference to the nations taking part in the negotiations in Vienna.

Talks to restore the 2015 accord between Tehran and world powers -- United States, France, Britain, Russia, China, and Germany -- began last year but stopped in June as Iran elected ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi.

The talks resumed in November.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said last week that there were only "a few weeks left" to save the Iran nuclear deal, and the United States is ready to look at "other options" if the talks fail.

The 2015 deal offered Iran much-needed relief from sanctions that have crippled its economy, in return for curbs on its nuclear program.

Then-president Donald Trump's unilateral withdrawal from the deal in 2018 prompted Tehran to walk back on its commitments.

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Negotiators head home as Iran talks hit critical stage
Tehran (AFP) Jan 15, 2022
Chief negotiators from Iran and Europe returned home for consultations as talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal reached a critical stage, state media in the Islamic republic said Saturday. "The negotiators will return to Vienna in two days" but expert-level discussions at the eighth round of talks would continue on Saturday and Sunday, IRNA news agency said. The talks between Tehran and world powers resumed in late November after they were suspended for around five months as Iran elected a new, ... read more