Iran nuclear talks may be extended as U.S. sees 'big gaps'

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Source: Reuters

World powers and Iran struggled on Saturday to overcome crucial differences that are preventing them from ending a 12-year standoff over Tehran's atomic ambitions, raising the prospect of another extension to the high-stake talks.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said "big gaps" remained with two days to go before a self-imposed Nov. 24 deadline for an accord, despite signs of some headway. A European source said the likelihood of a final deal by Monday was "very small".

Diplomats said a framework accord was still possible, but that weeks if not months would then be needed to agree on the all-important details of how it would be implemented.

They made clear that continuing the negotiations - which have dragged on for more than a year - was preferable to letting them collapse and risking renewed tension. However, diplomats warned that an extension could push the talks into a never-ending cycle of rollovers with few prospects of a final deal.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/22/us-iran-nuclear-kerry-idUSKCN0J60DB20141122

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1. Iran Says Final Nuke Deal With Major Powers Impossible By Deadline

English.news.cn 2014-11-23 16:19:11 [More]

VIENNA, Nov 23 (Xinhua) -- It will be impossible by the Nov. 24 deadline to reach a comprehensive agreement with major countries over Tehran's nuclear issue, Iran's Students News Agency (ISNA) reported Sunday, citing a member of the country's negotiating team.

"Considering the short time left until the deadline and number of issues that needed to be discussed and resolved, it is impossible to reach a final and comprehensive deal by Nov. 24," the unnamed member of the negotiating team said in Vienna, Austria.

News reports said Iran is considering to extend the time of the talks by up to a year. "The issue of extension of the talks is an option on the table and we will start discussing it if no deal is reached by Sunday night," the source said.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-11/23/c_133808534.htm

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2. what do you think would happen if a mccain or romney were president

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3. Pres.Obama has a lot invested in this issue ...

if somebody else was President,
other people would be less interested

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4. less interested, I suspect they would have taken military action against Iran, mccain has said as

much