Diplomats: Iran atomic talks move toward extension
VIENNA - The US and five other nations trying to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran are turning away from attempting to reach an agreement by deadline and have started internal discussions on extending the talks, diplomats said Sunday.
The decision comes less than two days before the deadline at midnight Monday for a deal attempting to cap Iran's nuclear activities in exchange for lifting sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
Two Western diplomats told The Associated Press that formal extension discussions haven't yet started with Iran. But the US, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany have started talks among themselves on approaches they could present to Tehran. At the same time, formal talks with Iran on bridging the differences are continuing.
