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Two issues remain in push for Iran deal

The last round of talks between the P5+1 and Iran are focusing on two sticking points as the deadline approaches.
(L-R) U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond wait for a P5+1 meeting at the Beau Rivage Palace Hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland March 29, 2015. Members of the P5+1 met while in Switzerland for negotiations on Iran's nuclear program.  REUTERS/Brendan Smialowski/Pool  - RTR4VDO4
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Iran and the six world powers (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany, or P5+1) could be poised to reach a political understanding on a final Iran nuclear deal by March 31, if they are able to overcome two core issues still under discussion here.

They involve the scope of research and development that Iran could conduct in years 11-15 of a final accord, and what happens on UN Security Council sanctions, according to a senior US official. 

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