Kerry, Zarif seek breakthrough for Iran nuclear accord
Secretary of State John Kerry held a second day of talks with Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as negotiators search for an elusive breakthrough for nuclear deal.
Vienna — US Secretary of State John Kerry held a second day of “lengthy and productive” meetings with Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif here Monday (July 14), as negotiators from Iran and the six world powers (P5+1) seek an elusive breakthrough to help clinch a final Iran nuclear deal by a deadline next week.
Kerry and Zarif, joined in the evening by European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, “had a lengthy and productive meeting tonight,” a State Department official said July 14, adding that Kerry planned to stay on in Vienna a second night.
