The talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal in 2022

Gone quiet · last story Aug 3, 2022

The United States and Iran tried in 2022 to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, which the Trump administration had abandoned, in talks that seemed close to an agreement in early March before Russia raised new demands, and that resumed in Vienna in August with the Biden administration expecting little.[1][2][3]

Photo from WTOL Toledo, with Blinken reassures allies ahead of possible Iran deal (Mar 26, 2022), the story with the most sources this week.
What this arc covers

The negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers, which the United States left in 2018: the talks in Vienna in early 2022 and the US readiness to meet Iran directly, the warnings that a deal was days away, the stall over Russia's demands after its invasion of Ukraine, the visits by Qatar's emir and the indirect talks between US and Iranian envoys in Doha that June, which ended without progress, the reassurances the US offered its allies, and the return to Vienna in August as Iran expanded its uranium enrichment.

Earliest story we hold Jan 24, 2022 · 10 stories · 60 sources (counted once each) · 191 days

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Background

The negotiations in Vienna, between Iran and the remaining parties to the agreement, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China, sought to restore limits on Iran's uranium enrichment in exchange for relief from sanctions.[1][4] In January the State Department said the United States was prepared to meet Iran directly, after Tehran said it would consider doing so.[5] Coverage on this site begins in January 2022, so the talks' start in 2021 appears here only where later stories describe it.

In February France's foreign minister said a decision was days away,[4] and by early March the main parties indicated an agreement was close, until Russia, which had largely stood by Iran, raised demands of its own.[2] Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged to counter hostile actions by Iran whether or not a deal was reached,[6] and in May Qatar's emir met Iran's president, Ebrahim Raisi, in Tehran as the talks deadlocked.[7]

After the European Union's top diplomat pushed to break the deadlock, US and Iranian negotiators held indirect talks in Doha in late June, which ended without progress.[8][9][10] A new round convened in Vienna in early August as Iran expanded its enrichment.[3]

Supporting stories (10)
  1. Iran nuclear talks to resume in Vienna on Tuesday
  2. Iran nuclear talks stumble over unresolved Russian demands
  3. Iran nuclear talks resume in Vienna as Tehran expands enrichment
  4. Decision on Iran nuclear deal 'days away,' says French foreign minister
  5. US ‘prepared to meet directly’ with Iran as nuclear talks reach critical phase
  6. Blinken reassures allies ahead of possible Iran deal
  7. Qatar emir visits Iran as nuclear talks falter
  8. Iran says nuclear talks to resume within days
  9. US, Iran chief negotiators in Qatar for nuclear talks
  10. Iran nuclear deal talks in Doha end without progress

Overview updated Oct 17, 2026

Part of Iran's nuclear program

  1. The talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal in 2022This arcJan 24 – Aug 3, 2022
  2. Trump's 2025 nuclear talks with IranFeb 7 – Nov 16, 2025
  3. The 12-day Israel-Iran war of June 2025 and the US strikes on Iran's nuclear sitesJun 12 – Jul 11, 2025

Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Aug 3– 42022Iran nuclear talks resume in Vienna as Tehran expands enrichment28 articles · 21 sources
4 left, 10 center, 3 right
Jun 27– 282022US, Iran chief negotiators in Qatar for nuclear talks8 articles · 5 sources
0 left, 2 center, 1 right
Jun 27– 302022Iran nuclear deal talks in Doha end without progress29 articles · 14 sources
3 left, 7 center, 1 right

Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below

  1. Feb 7 – 8, 2022Iran nuclear talks to resume in Vienna on Tuesday22 articles · 18 sources
  2. Mar 5 – 11, 2022Iran nuclear talks stumble over unresolved Russian demands30 articles · 21 sources
    1. Mar 5, 2022Iran Official: Russia's Demand for US Guarantees May Harm Nuclear Talks
    2. Mar 7, 2022Only center coverage:Iran seeks 'details' of Russian demands on nuclear deal
    3. Mar 8, 2022New Russian Demand Complicates Iran Nuclear Talks
  3. Mar 26 – 28, 2022Blinken reassures allies ahead of possible Iran deal83 articles · 40 sources
  4. Jun 27 – 30, 2022Iran nuclear deal talks in Doha end without progress29 articles · 14 sources
    1. Jun 27, 2022Only lean-left coverage:Iran, US to resume indirect nuclear talks in Qatar
    2. Jun 28, 2022US, Iran chief negotiators to start nuclear talks in Qatar
  5. Aug 3 – 4, 2022Iran nuclear talks resume in Vienna as Tehran expands enrichment28 articles · 21 sources

Who covered it, over timeshare of the sources publishing each week, by side

Jan 24, 2022 - Aug 7, 2022

Share of the sources publishing each week that covered it

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Week of Aug 1, 2022 - Aug 7, 2022: 4 left, 10 center, 3 right, 8% of the sources that published that week · 19 articles

Show every week as a table
WeekLeftCenterRightArticlesShare
Jan 24, 2022 - Jan 30, 202201231%
Jan 31, 2022 - Feb 6, 202200000%
Feb 7, 2022 - Feb 13, 2022285188%
Feb 14, 2022 - Feb 20, 2022180115%
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Feb 28, 2022 - Mar 6, 20220112under 1%
Mar 7, 2022 - Mar 13, 20221510208%
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Mar 21, 2022 - Mar 27, 202272056016%
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Aug 1, 2022 - Aug 7, 20224103198%

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

15% left · 48% center · 37% right of 60 sources on the spectrum, across 10 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. January 2022

  2. February 2022

    Feb 7– 8Iran nuclear talks to resume in Vienna on Tuesday22 articles · 18 sources
    2 left, 8 center, 5 right
  3. Feb 14– 18Decision on Iran nuclear deal 'days away,' says French foreign minister14 articles · 12 sources
    1 left, 8 center, 0 right

  4. March 2022

    Mar 5– 11Iran nuclear talks stumble over unresolved Russian demands30 articles · 21 sources
    1 left, 6 center, 11 right
  5. Mar 26– 28Blinken reassures allies ahead of possible Iran deal83 articles · 40 sources
    8 left, 21 center, 7 right

  6. May 2022

    May 12Qatar emir visits Iran as nuclear talks falter5 articles · 5 sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right

  7. June 2022

    Jun 25– 27Iran says nuclear talks to resume within days10 articles · 7 sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  8. Jun 27– 28US, Iran chief negotiators in Qatar for nuclear talks8 articles · 5 sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  9. Jun 27– 30Iran nuclear deal talks in Doha end without progress29 articles · 14 sources
    3 left, 7 center, 1 right

  10. August 2022

    Aug 3– 4Iran nuclear talks resume in Vienna as Tehran expands enrichment28 articles · 21 sources
    4 left, 10 center, 3 right