Talks over Iran's nuclear program are resuming in Vienna. It's the eighth round of discussions aimed at saving the 2015 agreement - which was meant to stop Tehran from developing nuclear weapons.
The talks include Germany, Britain, France, Russia and China as well as Iran. Tehran has increased its enrichment of uranium and has restricted inspectors ever since former US president Donald Trump pulled his country out of the deal in 2018. The current US administration says it wants to return to the deal - but that's complicated by new demands by the Iranian government.
As delicate diplomatic discussions resume in Vienna, DW went to the Iranian capital, Tehran, to ask ordinary people what its like to live with the consequences of economic sanctions.
Hope is in short supply in this commercial district of old Tehran. As the talks in far-off Vienna drag on, even small the items on offer here are getting more expensive by the day – too expensive for many.
Most people we meet don’t dare to speak out about politics… and those who do are disillusioned.
successfully.
Sanctions relief remains a pressing objective. But official willingness to cooperate with the west is at an all-time low, this political analyst at Tehran University tells us.
Many ordinary Iranians also feel duped – not only by the international community, but also by their own leaders. And so Iranians are bracing for the worst. They know that no agreement is likely to mean more sanctions and even the possibility of a military confrontation… and that they will be the ones paying the price.
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The talks include Germany, Britain, France, Russia and China as well as Iran. Tehran has increased its enrichment of uranium and has restricted inspectors ever since former US president Donald Trump pulled his country out of the deal in 2018. The current US administration says it wants to return to the deal - but that's complicated by new demands by the Iranian government.
As delicate diplomatic discussions resume in Vienna, DW went to the Iranian capital, Tehran, to ask ordinary people what its like to live with the consequences of economic sanctions.
Hope is in short supply in this commercial district of old Tehran. As the talks in far-off Vienna drag on, even small the items on offer here are getting more expensive by the day – too expensive for many.
Most people we meet don’t dare to speak out about politics… and those who do are disillusioned.
successfully.
Sanctions relief remains a pressing objective. But official willingness to cooperate with the west is at an all-time low, this political analyst at Tehran University tells us.
Many ordinary Iranians also feel duped – not only by the international community, but also by their own leaders. And so Iranians are bracing for the worst. They know that no agreement is likely to mean more sanctions and even the possibility of a military confrontation… and that they will be the ones paying the price.
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