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Kerry: driving toward 'outline' of final Iran nuclear accord

US Secretary of State John Kerry said the Iran nuclear talks were headed for "the outline of an agreement" before the Nov. 24 deadline for a final deal.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R), Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (L) and EU envoy Catherine Ashton arrive for a meeting in Vienna November 20, 2014. Tehran has yet to explain away allegations it conducted atomic bomb research, the head of the U.N. nuclear agency said on Thursday, four days before a deadline for Iran and six world powers to reach a deal on the Iranian nuclear programme. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY) - RTR4EXZO

VIENNA — US Secretary of State John Kerry, arriving in Vienna late Nov. 20, said Iran and the six world powers are “driving towards what we believe is the outline of an agreement” ahead of a self-imposed Nov. 24 deadline for a comprehensive Iran nuclear accord.

“We’re not talking about an extension,” Kerry said Nov. 20 in Paris after a meeting with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius. “We’re talking about getting an agreement.”

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