The official said that the U.S. was not imposing an 'artificial deadline' or 'an ultimatum.'
The signatories of the Iran nuclear deal only have a "handful of weeks left" to strike a deal and usher in a mutual return to compliance with the agreement.Last year, signatories of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, began the first of what would become eight rounds of all-day negotiations at multiple hotels across Vienna.
"We are in the final stretch because as we've said now for some time this can't go on forever because of Iran's nuclear advancement," explained the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to share some details of the negotiations.
The 2015 JCPOA, brokered in part by the Obama administration, lifted sanctions on Iran that had crippled its economy and cut its oil exports roughly in half. Alongside the United States, France, Germany, the U.K., Russia and China were also signatories of the agreement.Iran agreed to dismantle some of its nuclear program and open its facilities to more extensive international inspections in exchange for billions of dollars in sanctions relief.
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