Iran Nuclear Talks Continue -- News Updates March 30, 2015

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L), British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond (2nd L), Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (4th L), German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier (7th L), French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (8th L) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang...

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Reuters: Setbacks and progress as Iran, six powers meet to end nuclear impasse

(Reuters) - The foreign ministers of Iran and six world powers met on Monday in a final push for a preliminary nuclear accord less than two days before their deadline as Tehran showed signs of backing away from previous compromise offers.

For days Iran, the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China have been holding negotiations to break an impasse in negotiations aimed at stopping Tehran having the capacity to develop a nuclear bomb in exchange for an easing of international sanctions that are crippling its economy.

But officials at the talks in the Swiss city of Lausanne cautioned that attempts to reach a framework accord could yet fall apart.

Update: This tells me that the deal is NOT imminent .... Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to Leave Iran Nuclear Talks (WSJ)

Iran Nuclear Talks -- News Updates March 30, 2015

Iran nuclear talks at crunch time -- AP
Iran nuclear talks intensify as key deadline nears -- BBC
Iran nuclear talks continue as deadline looms -- Al Jazeera
Iran talks intensify with last-ditch attempt to reach agreement -- Washington Post
Iran nuclear talks at crucial stage as Tuesday's deadline approaches -- The Telegraph
Iran nuclear talks go down to wire -- USA Today
Iran nuclear negotiations set to escalate ahead of key deadline -- UPI
Unclear if Iran deal can be reached now, three big issues remain: diplomat -- Reuters
Iran talks blocked on three hurdles, diplomat reveals -- Al Arabiya/AFP
Deal in doubt as Iran rules out sending nuclear stocks abroad -- The Telegraph
US Says Shipping Uranium Out of Iran Is Still Part of Possible Nuclear Deal -- NYT
Iran Wants More Nuke Concessions as Talks Hit Critical Stage -- Washington Free Beacon
Iran nuclear talks: brinkmanship in Lausanne as deadline looms -- The Guardian
Germany: Still tough questions to clear up in Iran nuclear talks -- Reuters
‘I’m not paid to be optimistic’ – Lavrov at Iran talks -- RT
Russia optimistic on chances for nuclear deal with Iran in Lausanne -- Reuters
Funny You Should Ask That! Negotiators Crack Up Over Deadline Question -- Sputnik
Israeli PM lashes out as Iran nuclear talks intensify -- AFP
Netanyahu: P5+1 rewarding Iran for aggression, Israel first to be harmed -- Haaretz
Iranian Defector: 'U.S. Negotiating Team Mainly There to Speak on Iran’s Behalf' -- Weekly Standard
Centrifuges and enrichment: Get up to speed on Iran nuclear talks -- Jeremy Diamond, CNN
Almost all the nations trying to keep Iran from a nuclear bomb have lots of nuclear bombs -- Peter Gelling, Global Post