Thursday, June 18, 2015

Diplomats: Iran and West Disagree on All Main Elements


Iran and six powers are still apart on all main elements of a nuclear deal and will likely have to extend their negotiations beyond the June 30 deadline, two diplomats told The Associated Press (AP) on Wednesday.

Negotiators have been meeting five days a week in Vienna over the past few weeks. The two diplomats who spoke to the news agency are familiar with the progress of the talks and spoke shortly before a planned five-day round reconvened Wednesday. They demanded anonymity because they are not authorized to discuss the confidential negotiations.

Ways of implementing specific parts of the deal are supposed to be contained in four or five annexes to the main text of an agreement. (READ MORE)