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ORIGINAL TEXT PROVIDER: Reuters
ALTERNATE TEXT PROVIDER INFO: Reuters, NOV 29
ORIGINAL VIDEO PROVIDER: Reuters
ORIGINAL VIDEO SOURCE: WANA
BY: WANA, NOV 29
ORIGINAL VIDEO DESCRIPTION: NATURAL WITH FARSI AND ENGLISH SPEECH / PART MUTE
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VIDEO SHOWS: NEWSPAPERS WITH HEADLINES ABOUT NUCLEAR TALKS RESTARTING / IRANIANS COMMENTING ON TALKS / VIEWS OF TEHRAN / ANALYST COMMENTING, SAYING IT IS IN BEST INTERESTS OF THE WEST TO ACCEPT IRANIAN DEMANDS
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SHOWS: TEHRAN, IRAN (NOVEMBER 29, 2021) (WANA - No use BBC Persian, No use VOA Persian, No use Manoto, No use Iran International)
1. NEWSPAPER STAND
2. VARIOUS OF NEWSPAPER HEADLINES ABOUT RESTARTING NUCLEAR TALKS, IRAN'S ECONOMY
3. IRANIAN CITIZEN GHASEM KARROBI LISTENING TO STREET MUSICIAN
4. (SOUNDBITE) (Farsi) IRANIAN CITIZEN, GHASEM KARROBI, SAYING:
"It can't all be one sided. In the world, everything is bilateral. You concede a point and you gain a point. I don’t exactly know what their whole negotiations are about but they should be honest with people. They shouldn’t give false promises. We’ve been put under a lot of pressure. Everyone has."
5. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING
6. (SOUNDBITE) (Farsi) IRANIAN CITIZEN, (FIRST NAME UNKNOWN) NEMATI, SAYING:
"We won’t back down. If these sanctions are lifted, it will be good for both of us (Iran and the West), not just for them or us. It’s very good for both sides."
7. PEOPLE WAITING TO CROSS ROAD
8. WOMAN TALKING ON PHONE
9. (SOUNDBITE) (Farsi) IRANIAN CITIZEN, JAMAL DEHGHAN, SAYING:
"Iran is committed to its agreements and we need European countries and the U.S. to fulfil their commitments and if they do, the negotiations will definitely bear results."
10. PEOPLE WALKING
11. PEOPLE SITTING ON BENCHES, CHATTING
12. PEOPLE WALKING BY MURAL OF IRANIAN FLAG
13. HAND OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ANALYST HAMIDREZA GHOLAMZADEH ON COMPUTER MOUSE (MUTE)
14. VARIOUS OF GHOLAMZADEH AT DESK (MUTE)
15. (SOUNDBITE) (English) INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ANALYST, HAMIDREZA GHOLAMZADEH, SAYING:
"The most important point is – especially from the Iranian perspective – is that the negotiations should be practical and logical and something that can be verified and guaranteed, especially by the Americans and the Western countries."
16. OFFICE / GHOLAMZADEH AT HIS DESK (MUTE)
17. (SOUNDBITE) (English) INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ANALYST, HAMIDREZA GHOLAMZADEH, SAYING:
"So if this window is closed and the Europeans and Western countries miss this opportunity that they have, the situation would be maybe tougher and Iran might step more forward and reach higher enrichment levels or develop its capabilities in terms of nuclear power in higher levels and then they would need to discuss at that time with higher demand. So it is actually in the best interest of the Western countries to accept the demands on the Iranian side which are based on the JCPOA (Iran Nuclear Deal), which is based on the logic that they just need guarantees and verifiability to the guarantees that they are making."
18. GHOLAMZADEH AT HIS DESK (MUTE)
STORY: Iranians said reaching a nuclear deal would be good for all side but vowed not to back down on Monday (29 November) as the country's government is set to meet with world powers in Vienna.
"If this window is closed and the Europeans and Western countries miss this opportunity that they have, the situation would be maybe tougher and Iran might step more forward and reach higher enrichment levels or develop its capabilities in terms of nuclear power in higher levels and then they would need to discuss at that time with higher demand," said international affairs analyst Hamidreza Gholamzadeh on the talks.
Despite this, with Tehran sticking to its tough stance and Western powers increasingly frustrated, hopes of a breakthrough and salvaging the 2015 nuclear deal appear slim.
Iranian foreign ministry ruled out holding direct bilateral talks with the Americans on Monday.
Diplomats say time is running low to resurrect the pact, which then-U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned in 2018, angering Iran and dismaying the other powers involved - Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia.
Six rounds of indirect talks were held between April and June. The new round begins after a hiatus triggered by the election of hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi in June as Iran's president.
Tehran's new negotiating team has set out demands - including dropping of all U.S. and European Union sanctions imposed since 2017 - something U.S. and European diplomats consider to be unrealistic, saying Western diplomats.
Talks between Iran and world powers will resume at 1300 GMT on Monday.
(Production: Louisa Naks)
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