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Time Running Out as U.S., Iran Seek to Salvage Nuclear Accord

Diplomats have until Nov. 24 to agree on a comprehensive deal that would curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions and roll back sanctions.

John Kerry, U.S. secretary of state, speaks at the SelectUSA 2013 Investment Summit in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Nov. 1, 2013
Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

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By Jonathan Tirone, Terry Atlas and Kambiz Foroohar

November 21, 2014 at 8:02 PM UTC

Updated on

November 22, 2014 at 6:41 PM UTC

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Leading diplomats racing to strike a nuclear accord with Iran have little more than two days to overcome disagreements that threaten the outcome of their negotiations.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif today in Vienna, where talks between world powers and the Islamic Republic entered a fifth day. They have until Nov. 24 to agree on a comprehensive deal that would curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions and roll back sanctions. Failure to reach an accord may embolden American and Iranian skeptics of the negotiation process.