U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry rejoined nuclear talks with Iran in Vienna on Saturday as the June 30 deadline for striking a deal approached. A senior U.S. official told The Associated Press on Sunday that talks wouldn't be finished by the Tuesday deadline.
Iran Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif planned to head home Sunday for consultations before returning to pursue a solution. The U.S. is pushing for more United Nations oversight of Tehran's compliance to the deal than Iran seems willing to allow.
An agreement is expected to curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for world powers lifting economic sanctions against the country.
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
Continue reading for free
We hope you're enjoying The Week's refreshingly open-minded journalism.
Subscribed to The Week? Register your account with the same email as your subscription.