Iran expects 5+1 to promise to lift sanctions in Baghdad talks: Iranian MP

TEHRAN, May 1 (MNA) – MP Gholam Ali Hadad-Adel said the Iranian nation expects the 5+1 group (the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China, and Germany) to decide on lifting sanctions in the next round of nuclear talks in Baghdad which is scheduled to be held on May 23. Speaking to the Persian service of the Mehr News Agency on Monday, Hadad-Adel, a former Majlis speaker, described the sanctions imposed against the country as ineffective; however, he said the 5+1 can take a confidence building measure in the talks and help lift the sanctions.