New round of nuclear talks with Iran to start this week

The new round of talks will begin after a meeting between Iran's nuclear negotiators and a senior European Union official on Wednesday, the European Commission said on Tuesday, according to Deutsche Welle.‎

"EU Political Director Helga Schmid and her Iranian counterparts - deputy foreign ministers Abbas Araghchi and Madjid Takht Ravanchi - will meet again, beginning as of Wednesday, June 17 in Vienna," the Commission said in a statement.

Iran and six global powers - Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States – reached a draft deal on Tehran's controversial nuclear program on April 2 in Lausanne. A full agreement is expected by June 30.

A potential deal would lift the Western sanctions on Iran and place long-term limits on Iran's civilian nuclear program, making it difficult for the Islamic country to make nuclear weapons.

Iran denies allegations from the West that it has the capabilities to produce nuclear weapons.