IRAN-NUCLEAR/ROUND TABLE Iran nuclear deal edges closer but success still not guaranteed

Record ID: 147422

  • Title: IRAN-NUCLEAR/ROUND TABLE Iran nuclear deal edges closer but success still not guaranteed
  • Date: 13th July 2015
  • Summary: VIENNA, AUSTRIA (JULY 13, 2015) (REUTERS) ****WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** EXTERIOR OF PALAIS COBURG RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEI LAVROV GETTING OUT OF CAR AND ENTERING HOTEL DELEGATIONS AND FOREIGN MINISTERS FROM THE UNITED STATES, FRANCE, CHINA, RUSSIA, BRITAIN AND GERMANY AND EUROPEAN UNION FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF FEDERICA MOGHERINI SEATED FOR MEETING MOGHERIN
  • Embargoed: 28th July 2015 13:00
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  • Location: Austria
  • Country: Austria
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVADM11UETZBIX6QTZR9UJ2R7983
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  • Story Text: Iran and six world powers appeared close to a deal on Monday (July 13) to give Tehran sanctions relief in exchange for limits on its nuclear programme. But Iranian officials said talks could run past the latest midnight deadline and that success was not guaranteed.
    Diplomats from Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States wore grim expressions as they met and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sat in silence when asked if the deadline might be extended or if he could rule out an extension.
    Diplomats close to the talks said there were contingency plans for an announcement ceremony on Monday if the negotiators sealed an agreement, which would open the door to ending sanctions that have crippled Iran's economy, in exchange for at least a decade of curbs on its nuclear programme.
    The Western powers in particular suspect Iran may have sought to use its civil nuclear programme as a cover to develop a nuclear weapons capability. Iran says the programme is solely for peaceful purposes.
    The six major powers have given themselves until Monday to reach a deal with Iran. If they fail to get one by midnight, they will need to extend the terms of an interim nuclear deal with Tehran that has already been extended three times in two weeks.
    Another option is to walk away, something both the Americans and Iranians have said they are willing to do. They could also suspend the talks for a few weeks or months, though Iran has said it opposes this.
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