Iran delays nuke talks

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. Raisi is expected to formally take charge as president  on Aug 5. A US State Department spokesperson confirmed that Iran had asked for more time because of its presidential transition.