Kerry, Ashton, Zarif to meet as Iran deadline looms

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif are to meet in Vienna Oct. 14-15 amid increasing concerns the Nov. 24 deadline for an Iran nuclear deal won't be met.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (C), European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton (R) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif participate in a trilateral meeting at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York September 25, 2014. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR47QH4
US Secretary of State John Kerry (C), European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton (R) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif participate in a trilateral meeting at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York, Sept. 25, 2014. - REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
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European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet in Vienna Oct. 14-15, with a looming deadline for a final Iran nuclear deal less than two months away, European and Iranian officials said Wednesday.

US negotiators, including Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns, Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman and senior adviser Jake Sullivan will meet with their Iranian counterparts in Vienna Oct. 14, a day ahead of Kerry joining the Ashton-Zarif meeting, the State Department said.

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