Iran Nuclear Haggling Hits Midpoint With Talks Over Reactor

Diplomats searching for a long-term accord over Iran’s nuclear program, including the future of a reactor that could produce weapons material, began two days of scheduled talks in Vienna.

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif convened envoys from China, France, Germany, Russia, the U.K. and U.S. The sides are seeking a permanent deal by July 20 after breaking a decade-long deadlock with a temporary accord struck in Geneva last year.