The Al Arabiya English has reported on what may be a huge disappointment to the "Western appeasement camp" heading at the end of the month to Vienna for "talks" with Iran.

Iran will not discuss its nuclear program and the progress it has made in talks with world powers scheduled for later this month, Tehran’s chief negotiator said on Friday, amid growing concern over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear advances.

Ali Bagheri-Kani, Iran’s deputy foreign minister and chief nuclear negotiator, said “the talks will not be about the nuclear issue, which has already been resolved,” Iran’s state-run Press TV reported.

“The main purpose of these talks from Iran’s standpoint is to remove the illegal sanctions imposed on Iran by the US,” Bagheri-Kani told Press TV.

Bagheri-Kani’s remarks come despite major concerns that Iran’s nuclear breaches are dimming chances of reiving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

His comments also suggest Iran intends to drive a hard bargain during the Vienna talks, which are set to resume on November 29 after a five-month pause.

Image: Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani arrives at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), in London, Britain, November 11, 2021. (Reuters/Henry Nicholls)