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Momentum builds to uncertain conclusion at Iran talks

Diplomats scramble to make progress in the Iran nuclear talks on the eve of the Nov. 24 deadline; a Chinese diplomat is due to join the Vienna talks as a last-minute addition.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (R) are pictured before a meeting in Vienna November 23, 2014. Iran, the United States and other world powers are all but certain to miss Monday's deadline for negotiations to resolve a 12-year stand-off over Tehran's atomic ambitions, forcing them to seek an extension, sources say. The talks in Vienna could lead to a transformation of the Middle East, open the door to ending economic sanctions on Iran and start to bring a natio

VIENNA — Foreign ministers arrived in Vienna on the eve of a self-imposed deadline to reach a final Iran nuclear accord, amid signs talks would likely have to be extended short of a still elusive, last-minute breakthrough.

“It’s too early to tell” if a deal will be reached in Vienna, President Barack Obama told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos in an interview Nov. 23. “I think that what we’re going to do is take a look at what emerges over the course of the weekend.”

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