The decommissioning of US planes that were used for surveillance flights over Russia under the Open Skies Treaty shows that Washington is not yet ready to rejoin the deal, the head of the Russian delegation at the security negotiations in Vienna, Konstantin Gavrilov, told Sputnik on Tuesday

US Special Envoy for Iran Rob Malley will lead the United States' delegation during the multilateral consultations on reviving the Iranian nuclear deal that are about to start in Austria, the State Department' spokesman Ned Price told reporters on Monday

The United Nations welcomes the efforts by participants in the Iran nuclear agreement, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), to hold a new meeting in Vienna aimed to revive the accord, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters on Monday

Russia will make effort to facilitate indirect contacts between Iran and the United States on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, told Sputnik on Monday

The United States ratchets up pressure on the Nord Stream 2 project, as construction of the gas pipeline nears completion, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin said in an interview with Sputnik

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Saturday that he asked his Iranian counterpart to be constructive during the planned talks next week that will seek to revive the nuclear deal

US diplomats will meet on Tuesday with their European, Russian, and Chinese counterparts to discuss ways to return to compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said on Friday