U.S. Sec. Of State John Kerry Is Under Pressure From The White House To Produce An Iranian Nuclear Deal

CBS: Kerry under pressure to deliver nuclear deal with Iran

VIENNA -- Secretary of State John Kerry is under pressure to deliver President Obama's chief foreign policy goal - a nuclear accord with Iran. Kerry and his Iranian counterpart have until Tuesday to finalize an agreement.

Iran's supreme leader made that job more difficult this week, publicly staking out several hard lines. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said nuclear inspectors would not be allowed to inspect military sites, a key U.S. demand.

He also wants all financial sanctions on Iran to be lifted immediately, not gradually as the U.S. has proposed.

There's pressure at home, too. Several former Obama aides warned in a recent letter that the emerging deal "may fall short of meeting the administration's own standard of a 'good' agreement."

WNU Editor: This pressure on Kerry to produce a deal may be moot ..... the Iranians are not budging on some key issues that would be essential for such an agreement to work .... Significant obstacles lie ahead for nuclear talks with Iran (AP).