"We have the best opportunity in decades to pursue a different future between
our countries," he said in a video
message for Persian New Year. Six world powers are negotiating a deal aimed at limiting Iran's nuclear
activity, with a March deadline near. The president conceded there were still "gaps" in negotiations but was
hopeful.
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Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in an apparent response to Mr Obama's video it was time for the US and other negotiating countries - China, France, Germany, Russia and UK - to move forward with an agreement.
"Iranians have already made their choice: Engage with dignity. It's high time for the US and its allies to choose: pressure or agreement," Mr Zarif wrote in a message posted on his official Twitter account. On Friday, US Secretary of State John Kerry and Mr Zarif met for the fifth consecutive day of talks in Switzerland. (Read More)
