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April 24, 2015

Iran, world powers seek to finalise nuclear deal
Vienna (AFP) April 23, 2015
Iran and major powers held a second day of talks Thursday seeking to finalise a historic deal that would make any attempt by Tehran to make a nuclear weapon extremely difficult and easily detectable. Meeting in Vienna, Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany want to turn a framework accord reached in Switzerland on April 2 into a full agreement by June 30. Iran, which denies wanting the atomic bomb, is set to scale down its nuclear programme for 10 to 15 years ... read more

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