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| Iran nuclear: Geneva talks 'reach deal' | Iran nuclear: Geneva talks 'reach deal' |
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| Iran and six world powers meeting in Geneva have reached a deal on Tehran's nuclear programme, foreign ministers say. | Iran and six world powers meeting in Geneva have reached a deal on Tehran's nuclear programme, foreign ministers say. |
| No details have been released about the agreement, which has been reached after five days of negotiations. | No details have been released about the agreement, which has been reached after five days of negotiations. |
| Negotiators from the UK, US, Russia, China, France and Germany want Iran to stop enriching uranium in return for a loosening of sanctions. | Negotiators from the UK, US, Russia, China, France and Germany want Iran to stop enriching uranium in return for a loosening of sanctions. |
| Iran had earlier said it insisted on a "right to enrichment" in any deal. | Iran had earlier said it insisted on a "right to enrichment" in any deal. |
| Tehran denies repeated claims by Western governments that it is seeking to develop nuclear weapons, and insists it must be allowed to enrich uranium for power stations. | |
| "We have reached an agreement," the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced on his Twitter feed. | |
| French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, also confirmed the deal. | |
| Minutes earlier, Michael Mann, spokesman for the EU foreign policy chief Baroness Catherine Ashton, who is leading the conference, quoted her as saying "We have reached agreement between E3+3 and Iran." | |
| No details have been released. | |
| Earlier, on Saturday evening, the deputy Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, said "98% of the draft" had been agreed but that Tehran wanted a "right to enrichment" to be clearly stated in any deal. | |
| "We are insisting on our right to enrichment, which should be clearly recognised in the draft agreement," Mr Araqchi was quoted as telling Iranian reporters late on Saturday - the fourth day of the negotiations. | |
| Negotiators have been working since Wednesday to reach an agreement that is acceptable to both sides. | |
| Some US politicians had said they would push for more sanctions if the talks fail. |