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July 08, 2015

'Very, very, very tough' Iran talks extended
Vienna (AFP) July 7, 2015
Global powers wrestling for a historic nuclear deal with Iran gave themselves yet more time Tuesday after foreign ministers failed to bridge what one diplomat called "very, very, very tough" remaining issues. Iran and the P5+1 group - the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany - effectively gave themselves until Friday to agree a deal by extending the terms of a 2013 interim accord under which Iran has been curtailing its nuclear programme in return for sanctions relief. "Re ... read more

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