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Decision Looms At Iran Nuclear Talks As Kerry Is ‘Hopeful’
By Jonathan TironeKambiz ForooharIndira Lakshmanan, July 12, 2015 Bloomberg
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif were “getting to some real decisions” and voiced hope that a nuclear accord was within reach, after days of rancorous exchanges.
Diplomats cloistered in Vienna’s Palais Coburg for the past 16 days worked into the early hours on Sunday trying to bridge gaps over a United Nations embargo on arms sales and other issues that have made an agreement elusive. They’ve given themselves through July 13 to clinch a deal.
“I think we’re getting to some real decisions,” Kerry said after a late-night meeting with Foreign Minister Zarif. “So I will say - because we have a few tough things to do - I remain hopeful. Hopeful.”
As the high-stakes negotiations grind on, all sides say they’ve never been closer to reaching agreement. A Western official involved in the talks said a draft accord hasn’t been completed yet, and dismissed speculation that a deal could be announced on Sunday.
An accord would lift sanctions that have crippled Iran, holder of the world’s fourth-largest oil reserves and second-biggest natural gas stockpile. For its six negotiating partners, a deal would verifiably restrict Iran’s ability to pursue nuclear weapons, should it ever decide to do so.
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