Iran not ready to resume talks on nuclear deal until President-elect Ebrahim Raisi takes over

Iran is not ready to resume talks on the 2015 nuclear deal until President-elect Ebrahim Raisi takes over the government, a diplomatic source said on Wednesday.

Iran is not prepared to resume negotiations on coming back into compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal until Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi's administration has begun, a diplomatic source said on Wednesday. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Iran had conveyed this to European officials acting as interlocutors in the indirect US-Iranian negotiations and that the current thinking is the Vienna talks will not resume before mid-August.