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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.
Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (L) holds a bilateral meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) on the second straight day of talks over Tehran's nuclear program in Vienna, July 14, 2014. Kerry will press his Iranian counterpart Zarif to make "critical choices" in a second straight day of talks over Tehran's nuclear program on Monday, a U.S. official said.  REUTERS/Jim Bourg (AUSTRIA - Tags: POLITICS ENERGY) - RTR3YJOX

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. 

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