Iran Announces Second Round of Talks with U.S., Plans to Form Four Working Groups on Nuclear Issues and Reconstruction

Iran and the United States have agreed to form four working groups to address key issues including nuclear matters, the lifting of sanctions, and reconstruction, a senior Iranian official said on June 23 (local time).

Iran's state-run IRNA news agency reported the development, citing Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, following the conclusion of working-level talks with the U.S. in Switzerland.

Gharibabadi stated that the negotiating teams have "decided to establish four working groups focused on the lifting of sanctions, nuclear issues, reconstruction and economic development, and monitoring and implementation." He added, "According to the memorandum of understanding, future negotiations will be conducted under the supervision of a high-level committee involving the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Foreign Minister, the U.S. Vice President, and the Prime Ministers of Pakistan and Qatar."

However, he did not mention specific details regarding when the next round of talks would be held.

Gharibabadi, who led the Iranian working-level delegation, also claimed that an agreement had been reached for the "immediate" release of $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets, and that the U.S. had issued licenses permitting the sale of Iranian crude oil.

Previously, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued licenses on June 22 allowing the production, sale, transportation, and import of Iranian crude oil, petrochemical products, and other petroleum products for a 60-day period ending August 21.

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