Monday, July 13, 2015

No Deal Yet

Updates from Reuters & Iranian PressTV . . .

From Reuters: "'I cannot promise whether the remaining issues can be resolved tonight or tomorrow night. Some issues still remain unresolved and, until they are solved, we cannot say an agreement has been reached,' Iran's Tasnim news agency quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi as saying in Vienna.  Diplomats close to the talks said there were contingency plans for an announcement ceremony on Monday if the negotiators sealed an agreement, which would open the door to ending sanctions that have crippled Iran's economy in exchange for at least a decade of curbs on its nuclear program."

From PressTV: "During their [Monday] meeting, the Chinese foreign minister told Zarif, 'I saw your public comment. We had expected an agreement to be reached on the 12th [of July] and you said in your public comment there will not be any further extensions beyond the 13th, sending out a positive message.'  Zarif responded, 'I obviously believe there shouldn't be any extension but we could work as long as necessary to finish this.'  Speaking after the meeting with his US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday, Zarif said there is no plan to extend the talks."

Meanwhile, TheGuardian looks at oil prices in should a deal occur.

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