Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on a phone call on Saturday that any nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers in Vienna must include lifting sanctions and solid guarantees to implement all related commitments, according to the presidential website.

"In the course of negotiations, the Islamic Republic of Iran has offered constructive proposals and has examined the proposals by the other sides of the talks and their compliance with the interests of the Iranian people," Raisi said.

He also warned against "political pressures or claims made with the aim of maintaining pressure on the Iranian people," which has undermined the prospect of reaching an agreement in the talks aimed at reviving the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

According to a French presidency statement, during the 90-minute phone call, Macron expressed his conviction that talks had come to a solution respectful of all parties' interests.

Macron said Iran should seize the opportunity to preserve the Vienna deal and avoid a major crisis, it said.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump pulled Washington out of JCPOA in May 2018 and reimposed sanctions on Iran, which prompted the latter to drop some of its nuclear commitments a year later and advance its halted nuclear programs.

Since April 2021, eight rounds of talks have been held in Vienna between Iran and the remaining parties, namely Britain, China, France, Russia and Germany, with the United States indirectly involved in the talks to revive the landmark deal.

At present, the Iranian government has a strong willingness to ease the impact of Western sanctions on Iran's economy through negotiations, but the two sides still have great contradictions on some key issues, such as lifting sanctions and nuclear verification.

(With input from agencies)