Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Iran Nuclear Deadline Postponed, Giving Congress an Edge

The deadline on reaching a final deal regarding Iran's controversial nuclear program, which on June 30 was extended to June 7, was postponed yet again after failing to reach completion by the allotted time on Tuesday.
US State Department spokesperson Marie Harf confirmed that the newly re-extended deadline will be Friday, June 10.
Just before Harf announced the extension, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini told reporters, "we are continuing to negotiate for the next couple of days. We might see some ministers leaving in the next hours and then (be) ready to come back."


"We are interpreting in a flexible way our deadline, which means that we are taking the time, the days we still need, to finalize the agreement," she said. (READ MORE)