Secretary of State John Kerry said      there is no certainty on deal with Iran and reiterated the      U.S. commitment to two-state solution for Israel,      Palestinians. (Reuters)    
    Secretary of State John F. Kerry flies to Switzerland on Sunday    for the next round of talks over Irans nuclear program, amid    soaring expectations that a historic agreement is imminent.  
    A cascade of signals from Washington and Tehran suggest the    governments taking part in the talks believe they can reach a    framework for a     deal by late March despite domestic opposition.  
    In Iran, senior ayatollahs, including Supreme Leader Ali    Khamenei, have praised their often-criticized negotiators as    patriots working for the good of the country.  
    Kerry, who has invested a huge amount of effort in direct talks    with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, recently stopped in    the Persian Gulf to prepare wary Arab allies for what appears    to be the coming deal with their arch foe.  
    Perhaps tellingly, the American delegation for the upcoming set    of talks includes an additional member. Joining the usual    experts on sanctions, arms control and nuclear proliferation    will be Alan    Eyre, the State Departments Persian-language spokesman    whose outreach to Iranians has him fielding questions in fluent    Farsi on Facebook and Twitter.  
    A quirk of the calendar could lend a resonant touch to an    agreement now, coinciding with the Persian New Year, an    important Iranian national holiday marking new beginnings.  
    While officials have cautioned a comprehensive deal is not    assured, the signposts point to negotiators announcing     some sort of general agreement soon, leaving technical    details to be worked out by the end of June.  
    Theyre very close, said the Iranian-born Trita Parsi,    president of the Washington-based National Iranian American    Council. Momentum is on the side of an agreement being    reached. The political capital the two sides have put into this    is overwhelming, and would be very, very difficult to walk    away.  
    The talks over Irans nuclear program began more than a decade    ago and proceeded in fits and starts until Hassan Rouhani was    elected president of Iran in 2013. In a country staggering    under high unemployment and inflation, Rouhani campaigned on a    promise of relief from sanctions.  
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