Iran nuclear talks won't meet looming deadline

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.

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