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IEU holds 2nd meeting in Tehran
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For the six global powers in talks with Iran, the goals have always been clear blocking Irans path to a nuclear bomb while eventually lifting sanctions that have hobbled its economy and caused hardship for the Iranian people.
But as negotiators gather in Vienna this week in one last push for a deal, decades of mutual mistrust and years of Iranian obfuscation on its nuclear program may be proving too much to surmount.
Three days of talks in Oman last week produced no leap forward, with a deadline for an accord fast approaching. Now, negotiators and nuclear experts are sounding increasingly skeptical that a comprehensive deal is likely or even possible by the Nov.24 deadline.
Iranian and Russian negotiators, who recently offered assurances that there was plenty of time to strike a deal, acknowledged last week that talks may be extended. President Obama warned, We may not be able to get there.
Its pretty clear that, barring a miracle, theres not going to be a comprehensive deal struck on the 24th of November, said Mark Fitzpatrick, a former U.S. diplomat who is director of the nonproliferation and disarmament program at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. The two sides just remain too far apart, and the amount of horse-trading that would be required for a deal is too complex to get it all done in time, even if both sides really wanted to.
Under an interim agreement, Iran has frozen the buildup of its nuclear capacity. Without an extension, that pact dies Nov. 24. If Iran chose to walk away and resume expanding its nuclear capacity, it could lead to a military confrontation that could escalate quickly beyond Irans borders in a region racked by war, violence and political instability.
The best-case scenario is that both camps agree to keep talking.
What is still possible is a breakthrough that could justify adding more time to the clock, said Ali Vaez, a scientist who focuses on Iran for the International Crisis Group.
High hurdles
The elusiveness of a final agreement after a year of intense negotiations indicates the seriousness with which both sides view the talks and the high hurdles that remain.
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Doubts about a nuclear deal with Iran as talks near deadline
Published November 17, 2014
In this Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, file photo, from left, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif are photographed as they participate in a trilateral meeting in Vienna, Austria. Iran and six world powers are closer than ever to a deal that would crimp Tehrans ability to make nuclear arms - a status that would lead to a progressive end to sanctions on the Islamic Republic and ease tensions that could boil over into a new Middle East war. The bad news? Substantial differences remain. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool, File)(The Associated Press)
FILE - In this Tuesday, July 15, 2014, file photo, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks to the media after closed-door nuclear talks on Iran take place in Vienna, Austria. Iran and six world powers are closer than ever to a deal that would crimp Tehrans ability to make nuclear arms _ a status that would lead to a progressive end to sanctions on the Islamic Republic and ease tensions that could boil over into a new Middle East war. The bad news? Substantial differences remain. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File)(The Associated Press)
In this Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, file photo, posing for a photo are, from left, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, European Union adviser Catherine Ashton, Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yussef bin Alawi and US Secretary of State John Kerry, in Muscat. Iran and six world powers are closer than ever to a deal that would crimp Tehrans ability to make nuclear arms - a status that would lead to a progressive end to sanctions on the Islamic Republic and ease tensions that could boil over into a new Middle East war. The bad news? Substantial differences remain. (AP PHOTO/NICHOLAS KAMM, POOL)(The Associated Press)
In this Sunday, July 13, 2014, file photo, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier attend a press conference, after their talks between the foreign ministers of the six powers negotiating with Tehran on its nuclear program, in Vienna, Austria. Iran and six world powers are closer than ever to a deal that would crimp Tehrans ability to make nuclear arms _ a status that would lead to a progressive end to sanctions on the Islamic Republic and ease tensions that could boil over into a new Middle East war. The bad news? Substantial differences remain. (AP Photo/Jim Bourg, Pool, File)(The Associated Press)
VIENNA Iran and six world powers are closer than ever to a deal that would crimp Tehran's ability to make nuclear arms a status that would lead to an end to sanctions on the Islamic republic and ease tensions that could boil over into a new Middle East war.
The bad news? Substantial differences remain. A deal by the Nov. 24 target date is unlikely. Both sides may be willing to extend. But that could strengthen opposition in U.S. Congress, triggering a backlash by Iranian hardliners and culminating in the breakup of further negotiations.
With so much at stake, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his counterparts from Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany are planning to join Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at the Vienna talks after they resume Tuesday.
A look at where things stand and where they may go.
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Where things stand: Iran talks approach Nov. 24 deadline with main issues unresolved
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November 12, 2014 (Persian calendar 1393/8/21) The footage of the Iranian version of a US drone which was brought down some three years ago and later reverse-engineered by Iranian experts...
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