Iran firms up stance on removal of US sanctions

TEHERAN/JERUSALEM－Iran said on Monday the removal of US sanctions is Teheran's bottom line, an Iranian foreign ministry spokesman told a news conference, adding that talks with world powers in Vienna to revive a 2015 nuclear deal were expected to resume on Tuesday.

On Friday, the United States restored sanctions waivers allowing international nuclear cooperation with Iran on some projects.

"The issue of removal of sanctions and Iran benefiting from it is Iran's red line in the talks," spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said.