FINANCIAL TIMES: Iran said on Thursday it was close to reaching an interim nuclear deal with the US and other world powers, but the prospect of such an agreement was immediately criticised by Israel and faced new obstacles in the US Congress.
Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s new foreign minister, said the two sides in the nuclear talks in Geneva would begin drafting a joint statement on Friday for a preliminary agreement. This would buy time for a longer, final negotiation about Iran’s nuclear programme…
The two sides are discussing a preliminary agreement that would freeze important parts of Iran’s nuclear programme in return for modest sanctions relief. Such an agreement would give diplomats a longer period to try to negotiate a more permanent nuclear agreement with Iran… (more)
