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| Kerry to join Iran nuclear talks | Kerry to join Iran nuclear talks |
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| US Secretary of State John Kerry is heading to Geneva to help negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran. | US Secretary of State John Kerry is heading to Geneva to help negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran. |
| He will join foreign ministers from Russia and Iran, and officials from other world powers. | He will join foreign ministers from Russia and Iran, and officials from other world powers. |
| They are aiming to find a deal that would see Iran curb uranium enrichment in return for a loosening of sanctions. | They are aiming to find a deal that would see Iran curb uranium enrichment in return for a loosening of sanctions. |
| However, US politicians have indicated they will push forward with a bill proposing more sanctions against Iran next month if the talks fail. | However, US politicians have indicated they will push forward with a bill proposing more sanctions against Iran next month if the talks fail. |
| Talks extended? | |
| Negotiators have been working since Wednesday to try to find an agreement which is acceptable to Iran and its negotiating partners known as the P5+1 - the US, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany. | |
| The talks had been scheduled to conclude on Friday, but they now look likely to continue into the weekend. | |
| EU foreign policy chief Baroness Catherine Ashton is leading the conference, and on Friday she met briefly with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif, for a conversation which Iran's official Irna news agency described as "complicated and tough". | |
| Iran insists its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes, but some world powers suspect it is seeking a nuclear weapons capability. |