In this Oct. 26, 2010 file photo, a worker rides a bicycle in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran. Diplomats are seeking an accord that would ease Iran’s international isolation and reduce the potential for tensions over its nuclear ambitions to escalate into war. Photographer: Majid Asgaripour/Mehr News Agency, File/AP Photo
Diplomats failed to bridge differences over Iran’s nuclear program in a marathon round of overnight negotiations, and may only release a statement that falls short of the blueprint they had sought to end a 12-year standoff.
“There’s been good progress made but we still don’t have an agreement on solutions,” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday. “For today, the plan is to prepare a statement, this remains to be done and we need to do it.” The U.S. hasn’t yet commented on the overnight talks.
Zarif tempered expectations after envoys met throughout the night in Lausanne, Switzerland. The U.S. State Department said late Wednesday that Secretary of State John Kerry had seen enough progress to warrant the continuation of negotiations.
Diplomats are seeking an accord that would ease Iran’s international isolation and reduce the potential for tensions over its nuclear ambitions to escalate into war. While negotiators are still trying to salvage a deal, the claims and counterclaims emerging from the talks suggest sides are also positioning themselves for failure.
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