Iran Nuclear Talks Intensify As Key Deadline Nears

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Negotiations have resumed in Switzerland ahead of Tuesday’s deadline for a preliminary nuclear deal with Iran.Foreign ministers from six world powers are meeting their Iranian counterpart, amid hopes of a breakthrough after almost 18 months of negotiations. BBC was there:

They want to impose limits that would prevent Iran from producing enough fuel for a nuclear weapon within a year.

Iran, which insists its nuclear programme is peaceful, wants to see crippling sanctions lifted in return.

Iranian and Western officials have said that a deal is possible, but that some issues are still to be resolved.

The negotiations in Lausanne were expected to intensify on Monday, with foreign ministers from the so-called P5+1 – comprising the US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany – meeting Iran’s Mohammad Javad Zarif. The EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini is also there.

They are aiming to agree on a political framework by Tuesday night that would set the stage for talks on the technical details of a comprehensive accord, due by 30 June.