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                     No Breakthrough in Iran Nuclear Talks

   by VOA News

   U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and other top Western diplomats
   failed on Sunday to reach a nuclear deal with Iran, with a target date
   for a long-term agreement one week away.

   As day-long talks ended in Vienna, British Foreign Secretary William
   Hague said "there has been no breakthrough today."  Negotiations are
   set to continue Monday, with Kerry remaining in the Austrian capital
   for meetings with his Iranian counterpart.

   The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus
   Germany have been negotiating with Tehran for months to curb Iran's
   nuclear enrichment program.

   Iran says its enrichment activities are aimed at producing reactor
   fuel, while the United States and other Western governments fear Tehran
   is seeking to develop nuclear weaponry. Tehran has repeatedly denied
   those accusations.

   Earlier Sunday, Kerry conceded that "significant gaps" remain before a
   deal can be reached. He also reiterated that "it is vital to make
   certain that Iran is not going to develop a nuclear weapon."

   Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called for good faith on
   both sides in the negotiations, saying that "trust is a two-way
   street."

   A senior U.S. official at the talks said Iran has not moved from what
   he called its "unworkable and inadequate" positions.

   The official said there has been some progress, but both sides are
   still very far apart on some key issues, including uranium enrichment.
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