Iran Nuclear Deal Deadline May Slip Amid Framework Disputes

The nuclear negotiations between world powers and Iran may need to be extended for a third time because the chances of reaching a final agreement by the June 30 deadline seem increasingly remote.

Ever since the nuclear negotiators announced on April 2 in Switzerland that they’d hammered out a political framework, U.S and Iranian officials have been sparring over its terms. They’ve drawn different red lines and offered dueling fact sheets about the details that must be settled to produce a deal that confines Iran’s nuclear work to civilian purposes.