Iran talks stretch into the night hours before deadline

[WorldNews]

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Global powers are racing against the clock to nail down the final pieces of a framework deal aimed at stopping Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb by Tuesday's midnight deadline. Adding to the drama, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov left the crunch talks with Iran in Switzerland after a series of meetings, Russian media reported. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said major points of contention were Iran's "very ambitious" demands once a first "phase" of a deal lasting around 10 years expires. They want Iran to scale back its nuclear programme to give the world ample notice of any dash to make the bomb and end a crisis that has threatened to escalate dangerously for 12 years.

 

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