Ashton, Burns retirements, changes in Congress worry Iran in push for deal

(2nd L to R) Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, General and Stategic Affairs director French Jacques Audibert, US ambassador William Burns, Chinese assistant Foreign Minister Wu Hailong, European political adviser British Robert Cooper and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton are seen at the conference center near the Swiss mission to the United Nations on December 6, 2010 in Geneva. World powers and Iran have begun talks in Geneva on Tehran's controversial nuclear programme, 14 months aft

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European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wait for the start of talks in Vienna May 14, 2014. Six world powers and Iran launch the decisive phase of diplomacy over Tehran's nuclear work during three-day talks starting in Vienna on Wednesday, with the aim of resolving their decade-old dispute by July 20 despite skepticism a deal is possible. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger (AUSTRIA - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY) - RTR3P1Z8

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Ashton, Burns retirements, changes in Congress worry Iran in push for deal

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