REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TEHRAN - A top adviser to Iran's supreme leader said Tuesday Tehran is ready for a final nuclear deal with world powers over its disputed nuclear program. It is a strong signal of interest after Iran pulled out of expert-level talks to protest the US targeting of companies it says evaded current sanctions.

"Continuation of the talks and loyalty to the Geneva deal is Iran's policy," Ali Akbar Velayati was quoted by official news agency, IRNA. 

Velayati is the foreign adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has final say on all matters in Iran, including the country's nuclear policies. He said the US decision on extending the sanctions on more Iranian companies had prompted international outcry, citing Russia in particular.

Iran last week pulled out of the talks in Vienna to protest the US move. It had reached an interim deal with world powers in Geneva last month.

However Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif once again warned that the deal could fail if the White House cannot find a solution to contain those in the US administration who support extending sanctions. "Otherwise, it is not definite that the deal will conclude," he said.

Referring to an unnamed official in the US Treasury, Zarif said Iran felt some US officials did not have a "realistic approach." Earlier on Sunday, Zarif said his country would continue nuclear negotiations with world powers, despite ups and downs. "We had predicted this from the first day," he said.

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