- [Chris] The announcement came as four

of the five powers whosigned the 2015 Nuclear Deal,

met with Iranian officials in Vienna.

Mediators arrange to work ingroups for the US and Iran.

One would discuss removing sanctions

imposed by former president Trump,

and the other would discussIran enrichment of uranium.

President Trump pulled outof the deal in May, 2018.

But president Biden made it one of his

foreign policy priorities tore-enter the nuclear agreement.

- We know these will be tough talks.

We know there will bedifficult discussions ahead.

But again, this is a healthy step forward.

It's a healthy step forwardbecause it allows us

to move forward with whatwe see is as the only path

to achieve what president Biden,

and as a candidatecandidate Biden laid out.

And that is a mutual return to compliance.

- [Chris] Since Biden became president,

Iran began enriching uranium

to one step below weapons-grade uranium.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu

warned about reentering the agreement.

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- We must not go back todangerous nuclear deal with Iran,

because a nuclear Iranis an existential threat

to the state of Israel, and a great threat

to the security of the entire world.

- [Chris] Others warn itgives into Iran demands.

- The most expedient way toget a crisis with Iran over

is to pay Iran's extortion racket.

It's essentially a policy of appeasement,

which allows you to atleast get the crisis

off the front burner,kick the can down the road

until such time as Iranstarts asking for more money,

or begins to escalate again.

- For weeks Iran in the UShave been at a stalemate.

The US said it wants Iranto reduce uranium enrichment

before lifting sanctions.

While Iran demanded theUS lift all sanctions

before reducing enrichment.

In Israel many believe theagreement accelerates Iran's road

to nuclear weapons.

Already this year, theidea of Chief of Staff

and Israel's defense minister

have threatened militaryaction if they see Iran

getting close to a nuclear bomb.

Chris Mitchell, CBN news, Jerusalem.