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Iran nuclear talks extended to November

diplomacy-not-bombsflag-IranIran, six powers agree to four-month extension of nuclear talks: envoys BY PARISA HAFEZI AND FREDRIK DAHL VIENNA Fri Jul 18, 2014  (Reuters) – Iran and six world powers on Friday agreed to a four-month extension of negotiations on a long-term nuclear deal that would gradually end sanctions on Tehran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear programme, diplomats close to the talks said.

Iran, the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia andChina had set a July 20 deadline to complete a long-term agreement that would resolve the decade-old dispute over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. But diplomats said they were unable to overcome significant differences on major sticking points.

“We have reached an agreement to extend the talks,” a senior Iranian diplomat told Reuters on condition of anonymity. Several Western diplomats echoed his remarks.

The extension agreed to on Friday begins on July 21 and negotiations on a long-term deal are likely to resume in September, diplomats said. They added that the talks were set to conclude by late November……http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/19/us-iran-nuclear-idUSKBN0FN27020140719

July 19, 2014 - Posted by | general

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