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Iran Nuclear Talks 'Virtually Stalled', Deadline May Be Missed

Negotiators of Iran and six world powers face each other at a table in the historic basement of Palais Coburg hotel in Vienna
Negotiators of Iran and six world powers face each other at a table in the historic basement of Palais Coburg hotel in Vienna / Reuters
June 12, 2015

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers have virtually stalled and a deadline for a final deal may have to be postponed again, Russian news agency TASS quoted a diplomatic source as saying on Friday.

Iran and the powers -- the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany -- reached a framework deal on April 2 in Switzerland and are seeking to strike a broader settlement by June 30 under which Iran would curb its nuclear program in exchange for relief from economic sanctions.

The latest round of discussions in Vienna on Friday made no significant progress, the source from one of the missions said, according to TASS.

"The process has virtually stalled, there is risk that deadline will have to be postponed again," the source added.

(Reporting by Katya Golubkova; Editing by Andrew Heavens)