Iran minister comments on nuclear deal talks The Iranian vice-minister for legal and international affairs comments in Vienna on the struggling Iran deal as international leaders rush to save it after the US withdrew from the accord. For the first time since the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) came into force in 2015, China, Russia, France, Britain and Germany gathered -- at Iran's request -- without the United States, which pulled out on May 8 and said it would re-instate sanctions. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES