Iran’s permanent representative to the UN Office in Geneva Ali Bahreyni said on
the 23rd that technical-level talks with the US in Switzerland were "very
smooth" and that the sides will set up two working groups in the coming days to
discuss, at a technical level, sanctions relief and Iran’s nuclear issue.
Bahreyni said Iran will continue negotiations if the US shows a constructive
attitude. He added that permitting nuclear inspectors into Iran has not yet been
discussed and that nuclear activity issues are reserved for the next formal
negotiation phase. The Strait of Hormuz "remains open," he said, but its status
after 60 days will depend on progress in talks. He reiterated Iran’s red line
against any further attacks on Lebanon, including Beirut and the south.
