No deal yet between Iran, world powers

Rappler.com

CRUCIAL TALKS. US Secretary of State John Kerry (2-L), EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Catherine Ashton (C) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, (2-R) attend a closed-door nuclear talks at the Intercontinental Hotel in Geneva, Switzerland, 09 November 2013. EPA/Jean-Christophe Bott/Pool

Despite an intense 3-day diplomatic effort in Geneva, Iran and world powers failed to clinch a deal on Tehran’s nuclear program on November 10. This dashed hopes that an agreement on the decade-old standoff was finally within reach. Negotiations would resume on November 20. Hopes for an agreement had soared after top world diplomats rushed to Geneva to join the talks, but faded after cracks began to emerge when France raised concerns about the deal. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said he was not discouraged despite the failure of the talks.

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