Iran says nuclear talks were 'constructive' despite not resolving everything

The remaining signatories of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal met in Vienna on Sunday and left "determined" to save the pact, Al Jazeera reports.

The sides, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, China, and Iran, didn't see eye to eye throughout the entire meeting, of course. Iran, for example, said it considers a recent oil tanker seizure by the British to be a breach of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

"Countries party to the JCPOA must not create any obstacles in the way of Iran exporting its oil," Tehran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.

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Araghchi did say that the talks went well, however. He described the atmosphere as "constructive," despite the fact that the sides did not resolve everything.

The head of the Chinese delegation, Beijing's Director General of the Department of Arms Control Fu Cong, concurred with Araghchi. "All sides have expressed their commitment to safeguard the JCPOA and to continue to implement the JCPOA in a balanced manner," he said. Read more at Al Jazeera.