Iran nuclear deal: The devil remains in the details 

The White House denies any concessions beyond the 2015 deal. 
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his deputy and chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani, in Tehran on Aug. 16, 2022.
A picture shows a newspaper stall with a view of Etemad newspaper's front page bearing a title reading in Farsi "The night of the end of the JCPOA " and cover photos of Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his deputy and chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani, in Tehran on Aug. 16, 2022. - ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images
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The buzz is that the parties may be close to an agreement to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). 

So close that Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid sent a message to the White House to walk away from the negotiations and avoid concessions above and beyond the original 2015 agreement.  

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