Iran nuclear talks enter final phase until deadline
VIENNA — Negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program are entering their final phase with just under 48 hours until a deadline for Tehran and six world powers to reach a deal.
US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) talks to reporters alongside US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman as they meet with the Iranian delegation at a hotel in Vienna, Austria. Photo: AP
VIENNA — Negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program are entering their final phase with just under 48 hours until a deadline for Tehran and six world powers to reach a deal.
With the June 30 deadline looming, US Secretary of State John Kerry was meeting today (June 28) in Vienna with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, their third encounter since yesterday. Other foreign ministers are expected to join.
The goal of the talks involving Iran and the US, Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia is a deal that would crimp Tehran’s capacity to make nuclear weapons in exchange for sanctions relief.
Yesterday, diplomats said Iran was considering a US-backed plan for it to send enriched uranium to another country for sale as reactor fuel, a step that would resolve one of several outstanding issues. AP
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