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US sees path to Iran accord

US officials say they see a path forward to reaching an agreement with Iran by the end of March for a final nuclear deal.
United States Secretary of State John Kerry (R) walks back to his hotel with U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman (L) after lunch and following a negotiating session with Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif over Iran's nuclear program in Lausanne, Switzerland March 20, 2015.     REUTERS/Brian Snyder    - RTR4U6KN

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — US officials said they can see a "path forward" to reaching a political agreement with Iran on the major elements of a final nuclear deal by the end of the month, in just six days' time.

"We can see a path forward here to get to an agreement," a senior State Department official, speaking not for attribution, told journalists traveling with Secretary of State John Kerry to Lausanne March 25. "We can see what that path might look like. It does not mean we'll get there."

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