U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) walks around the grounds of the Beau-Rivage hotel during a break in negotiations with Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (not pictured) over Iran's nuclear program in Lausanne March 17, 2015. (Reuters)
Kerry holds third day of nuclear talks with Iran’s Zarif
The White House on Tuesday described the chances of clinching a nuclear deal are 50/50 ‘at best’
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held a third day of talks on Wednesday with Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif after the White House described the chances of clinching a nuclear deal are 50/50 “at best.”
They will be joined by negotiators from the other powers involved in the talks -- Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia.
On Tuesday, Iran’s nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi told Iranian state television that Tehran had reached a mutual understanding with Washington and its negotiating partners on most issues in nuclear talks.
The United States and Iran are working to produce a framework in the next two weeks which could lays down the outlines of a final deal by the end of June.
Iran has long rejected Western claims that it seeks to develop nuclear arms and insists usage are for peaceful purposes.
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