Iran Nuclear Talks To Be Extended By 7 Months

Delegations of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi sit around the negotiations table during their meeting in Vienna November 24, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Joe Klamar/Pool

Negotiators Plan to Extend Iran Nuclear Talks by 7 Months -- New York Times

VIENNA — Hours away from a Monday deadline for completing a new accord to curb Iran’s nuclear program, negotiators planned to extend the talks for another seven months, a Western diplomat said.

An agreement on the main elements of the accord is to be drafted by March 1, the diplomat said. The final details are to be completed by July.

The negotiations are to resume next month. The location for the December talks has yet to be announced, but over the past month, Secretary of State John Kerry has met with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, in Muscat, Oman, and in Vienna.

American officials and their negotiating partners have yet to explain if any substantial progress was made in the latest round of talks here and what gaps remain. President Obama said in a television interview on Sunday that there were still “significant” differences between the two sides.

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More News On The Iranian Nuclear Talks Being Extended By 7 Months

Iran nuclear talks extended seven months after deadline missed -- Reuters
Iran nuclear talks deadline extended to end of June -- BBC
Extension granted to Iran ­for nuclear weapons talks -- The Australian/AFP
Diplomats: Iran Nuclear Talks Extended Through June -- VOA
Diplomat: Agreement being formed for 7-month extension of Iran nuclear talks -- FOX News/AP
Iran Nuclear Talks Extended Until July -- Radio Free Europe
Reports: Iran nuclear talks deadline extended to July 1 -- USA Today
Iran nuclear talks extended till end of June -- RT
Negotiations over Iran's nuclear program extended to June 30, 2015 -- Haaretz

My Comment: I guess no one liked "Plan B" .... No easy 'plan B' for Iran if nuclear talks with major powers collapse (Reuters) .... so no one should be surprised that these talks have now been extended by seven months.