![Spirit of deal “violated”: Iran quits nuclear talks after US sanctions move Spirit of deal “violated”: Iran quits nuclear talks after US sanctions move](https://mtic.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/iran-nuclear-talks-us.si_-310x168.jpg)
Iran has halted fraught nuclear talks with the West, saying that Washington has acted contrary to the spirit of a “landmark agreement” established last month. The US has widened its blacklists, adding further people and companies under current sanctions.