Iran insists on crude oil exports as Vienna nuclear talks resume

The Palais Coburg in Vienna where the talks are taking place (AP Photo/Michael Gruber)

Iran has insisted that the United States and its allies should promise to allow Tehran to export its crude oil as negotiations on restoring the tattered nuclear deal resume in Vienna.

The remarks by Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian signal that Iran is pressing its position ahead of the negotiations over reviving the landmark 2015 nuclear deal.