Iran’s diplomatic spokesperson indicated that “the Vienna talks have entered the drafting phase about the nuclear issue and the lifting of sanctions… The U.S. has accepted much of what it must do and what we consider necessary and binding”. He further commented on the 5 May G-7 statement and underlined Iran’s “definite sanctity for the production, stockpiling and use of any weapon of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons”, adding: “The missiles of Iran and the Iranian defence program are part of the country’s defence system, and there is really no violation of Resolution 2231 in the Iranian missile program”.