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Despite congressional threats, Iran negotiators resume talks

US and Iranian negotiators are meeting in Lausanne to work toward a potential nuclear deal.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry disembarks from his plane as he arrives in Geneva March 15, 2015. Kerry is in Geneva to resume talks with Iranian officials to limit Tehran's most sensitive nuclear activities for at least 10 years in exchange for the gradual easing of some sanctions.    REUTERS/Brian Snyder   (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR4TGB9

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Large US and Iranian delegations led by Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived here March 15 for a crucial week of meetings. The meetings aimed at reaching a political agreement on a final nuclear accord by the end of the month, as the White House issued a new veto threat for congressional legislation it says could jeopardize a deal.

Ahead of Kerry’s arrival, lead US negotiators Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman met with her counterparts, Iranian Deputy Foreign Ministers Abbas Araghchi and Majid Ravanchi, and their teams. US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) chief Ali Akbar Salehi also held technical meetings.

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