Iran's Zarif returning to Vienna with Salehi for nuclear talks: IRNA

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Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, departed Tehran for Vienna with nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi and Hossein Fereydoon, a brother and close aide to President Hassan Rouhani, for nuclear talks, state news agency IRNA reported on June 30.

Zarif had flown to Tehran on June 28 to consult with Iran's leaders on ongoing nuclear talks, after meeting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and other foreign ministers. He had initially planned to return to Vienna on June 29. 

Salehi, who is Iran's top expert on technical aspects of the talks, has not yet attended the latest round due to illness.