John Kerry appeals for patience as Iran talks extended by seven months

FINANCIAL TIMES: …The P5+1, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council – the US, UK, France, Russia and China – and Germany, agreed to extend the so-called joint plan of action, under which the talks have taken place, until the end of June 2015 after failing to reach a deal after days of talks in Vienna.

Their intention is to hammer out a broad political agreement on Iran’s nuclear ambitions – and the rollback of international sanctions – within four months.

Mr Kerry justified the extension, saying the talks had “made real and substantial progress and we have seen new ideas surface”… (more)

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