No sanctions key to breakthrough in Vienna

With the eighth round of Vienna talks aimed at salvaging the 2015 Iran nuclear deal entering a critical stage, all parties must demonstrate flexibility and sincerity to ensure an agreement can be reached.

Unfortunately, despite recent moves, there has been little sign that the United States and Iran are willing to accommodate each other's demands to the degree necessary to achieve a successful outcome.

Although the US government announced on Friday that it was waiving sanctions on Iran's civilian nuclear program, which allows international nuclear cooperation projects, Iran said on Monday that this is not enough, and again demanded that the US lift all its sanctions on the country.