#39;Dangerous accord #39; with Iran worse than Israel feared: PM
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US officials say a full meeting will be held between Iran,P5+1 on Sunday
This will be the first meeting between Iran and the P5+1 in this round of talks in Lausanne, Switzerland. Among those to attend the meeting will be Iran #39;s foreign minister Mohammad Javad...
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Iran Nuclear Negotiations: Deal or No Deal?
The This Week powerhouse roundtable on the Iran nuclear talks, and Sen. Ted Cruz #39;s entry into the 2016 race.
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The international negotiations to strike a nuclear agreement with Iran intensified and took on a frantic tone Saturday, as France and Germany joined in the talks that have recently been limited to the United States and Tehran.
The negotiators are trying to reach an outline of an agreement by Tuesday, toward a final agreement by June 30 that would end Irans pursuit of a nuclear weapon.
Secretary of State John Kerry and the other negotiators have met multiple times this weekend in various formats in the Swiss town of Lausanne.
The serious but difficult work continues, a senior State Department official said. We expect the pace to intensify as we assess if an understanding is possible.
In another nod to the fast-approaching deadline, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke by phone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to emphasize the importance of reaching an agreement.
Iranian negotiator Majid Takht-e Ravanchi denied a news report that the sides were close to agreement on a text, and other officials spoke of remaining obstacles, including Iranian resistance to limits on research and development and demands for more speedy and broad relief from international sanctions.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told reporters as he arrived that the talks have been "long and difficult.
We've advanced on certain issues, not yet enough on others," he said.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, meanwhile, suggested the blame for any impasses lies with the U.S. and its partners.
"In negotiations, both sides must show flexibility," he wrote on Twitter. "We have and are ready to make a good deal for all. We await our counterparts' readiness."
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Story highlights Two key sticking points: 1. What would be limits on Iranian nuclear research? 2. When would U.N. sanctions be lifted? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns the deal would be a disaster
As the negotiations entered their fourth day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the agreement coming together is worse than Israel's deepest fears.
The talks had hit a snag on Saturday, with diplomats describing Iran as refusing to budge, but as the French, German and Chinese foreign ministers arrived, the mood seemed more optimistic. The British and Russian foreign ministers were expected late Sunday.
U.S. officials and Western diplomats described the negotiations as tough and intense, which was expected as the talks reached the endgame.
They said the contours of a deal are becoming clearer, but they were unsure it could be reached. Two core issues are still unresolved: 1. Limits on Iranian research and development on advanced nuclear technology in the end years of the deal. 2. The pace of lifting United Nations sanctions.
The U.S. officials stressed all of the elements were interrelated and nothing is agreed to until everything is agreed to, comparing the final deal to a puzzle. But they indicated most of the other elements were solvable if those two major hurdles could be overcome.
The speed of which U.N. sanctions could be lifted remains in dispute. Iran wants them lifted immediately after the deal goes into effect.
While diplomats say Iran could see unilateral sanctions relief in the areas of trade, oil and banking, sanctions adopted by the United Nations are more complicated. Many are related to proliferation and transfer of missile technology and are tied to certification by the U.N. nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, that Iran's nuclear program does not have a military dimension.
On Saturday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif made clear the issue of sanctions remains a stumbling block, saying he believes the world powers "have realized that sanctions, pressure and an agreement will not go together. It's only to translate that understanding and realization into the agreement that we are negotiating."
U.S. officials said that all sides, including Iran, agree that sanctions would be lifted in phases over time as Iran confirms its compliance to the deal. But they acknowledge there is still disagreement on the actual formula.
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