Iran's foreign minister says nuclear deal can be reached if U.S. is pragmatic

FILE PHOTO: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian gestures after his joint press conference with Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib, in Beirut, Lebanon October 7, 2021. REUTERS/Aziz Taher/File Photo

BEIRUT (Reuters) -The revival of a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers can happen in the short term if the United States shows pragmatism in Vienna negotiations, Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Thursday.

"If the United States is pragmatic, a nuclear deal can be reached in the short term," he said during a news conference in Beirut, adding that the vital issue of sanctions relief for Iran was not yet fully resolved.