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| Iran nuclear deal: historic agreement in Vienna – live updates | Iran nuclear deal: historic agreement in Vienna – live updates |
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| 9.39pm AEST12:39 | |
| US Secretary of State John Kerry has been giving his reaction to the deal in Vienna. | |
| Agreement is a step away from specter of conflict, towards possibility of peace. This is the good deal we have sought pic.twitter.com/JY9YSZrPQs | |
| Kerry in Vienna: Contrary to assertions of some, this agreement has no sunset. It doesn't terminate. #IranTalksVienna | |
| Kerry: This is the good deal we have sought. Believe me, if we were willing to settle for lesser deal, would have settled long time ago | |
| Kerry: inspectors will be able to access any facility any IAEA and majority of P5+1 want #IranDeal | |
| Sanctions relief for Iran will only start when it meets its commitments. 'Confidence is never built overnight' says @JohnKerry | |
| 9.33pm AEST12:33 | |
| Russia's role | |
| Despite its own conflicting economic interests, Moscow has played a key role in negotiating the nuclear deal and welcomed its results as a diplomatic victory, writes Alec Luhn in Moscow. | |
| Russia’s foreign ministry was waxing poetic on Tuesday as the deal was finalised, tweeting that negotiators were “preparing the final chord of the symphony” of Iran’s nuclear program. | |
| Preparing final chord of the symphony "The Iran's nuclear program"/ Подготовка к финальному аккорду симфонии "#ИЯП" pic.twitter.com/tyk5f2u8Yh | |
| Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov told journalists that the agreement “fully corresponds” with Russia’s negotiating points, stressing that it would lift sanctions and recognise “Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear activity,” including enriching uranium. | |
| The lifting of sanctions against Iran could make the easing of Western sanctions against Russia over its role in the Ukraine crisis also look more favourable. Vice-speaker of parliament Nikolai Levichev told RIA Novosti that the signing of the deal marked a “victory of the diplomacy of negotiations over the diplomacy of sanctions and diktat”. Levichev also said trade between Iran and Russia would “increase significantly”, especially in nanotechnology, machinery and agriculture, and could reach up to $10 billion a year after sanctions were lifted. | |
| An eventual end to the arms embargo against Iran would also clearly be in the interest of Russia’s $15bn arms industry, which makes most of its sales in Latin America and the Middle East. Firmly in Iran’s corner throughout the negotiation process, Moscow has argued that the embargo should be completely lifted so Iran can help fight the Islamic State. | |
| On the other hand, resumption of international trade with Tehran will almost surely mean a big increase in energy exports, positioning Iran to compete with Russia in its major energy markets of Turkey and Europe. Russia’s economy is already headed towards recession after being clobbered by low energy prices as well as sanctions, and the rouble fell slightly against the dollar after news of the Iran agreement broke on Tuesday. | |
| 9.30pm AEST12:30 | |
| Key points of the deal | |
| Julian Borger picks up the main points of the agreement. | |
| Related: Iran's nuclear programme: world powers reach historic deal to lift sanctions | |
| 9.27pm AEST12:27 | |
| Related: This Iran nuclear deal is built to last | Richard Dalton | |
| 9.25pm AEST12:25 | |
| The White House has uploaded video of Obama’s full statement. | |
| Full video: Watch @POTUS speak on the historic deal to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. #IranDeal http://t.co/5lP7Kk8xOZ | |
| 9.22pm AEST12:22 | |
| Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani is giving his reaction to the deal. | |
| Watch Live Now: http://t.co/UDONbkGx7t | |
| Follow Saeed Kamali Dehghan for translations of the highlights. | |
| Rouhani: "we are on an important juncture in the history of our country" | |
| 9.14pm AEST12:14 | |
| Obama to use veto to pass deal | |
| Obama warns Congress that he will veto any attempts to block the deal. | |
| "I will veto any legislation that prevents the successful implementation of this deal." —@POTUS #IranDeal pic.twitter.com/0CbMDkgkIL | |
| "I have no doubt that 10 or 15 years from now, the person who holds this office will be in a far stronger position" —@POTUS #IranDeal | |
| Updated at 9.17pm AEST | |
| 9.10pm AEST12:10 | |
| More from Obama ... | |
| "Because of this deal, Iran will not produce...highly enriched uranium & weapons-grade plutonium" —@POTUS #IranDeal pic.twitter.com/JTKu2jQKau | |
| "Because of this deal, Iran will remove two-thirds of its installed centrifuges" —@POTUS #IranDeal pic.twitter.com/I6e8uvuchf | |
| Obama said the deal was testament to the success of US sanctions against Iran. | |
| "We put sanctions in place to get a diplomatic resolution, and that is what we have done." —@POTUS: http://t.co/3PJ1t0Zk7U #IranDeal | |
| Updated at 9.11pm AEST | |
| 9.07pm AEST12:07 | |
| Obama: deal meets every US bottom line | |
| Obama says the deal is in the tradition of US leadership. | |
| Speaking in the White House he says: | |
| “A comprehensive, long-term deal with Iran that will prevent it from obtaining a nuclear weapon. | |
| “This deal demonstrates that American diplomacy can bring about real and meaningful change. | |
| “Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate. | |
| “This deal meets every single one of the bottom lines...we established when we achieved a framework earlier this spring. | |
| “Every pathway to a nuclear weapon is cut off.” | |
| "Every pathway to a nuclear weapon is cut off." —@POTUS: http://t.co/3PJ1t0Zk7U #IranDeal pic.twitter.com/stPeYR1iri | |
| 9.02pm AEST12:02 | 9.02pm AEST12:02 |
| Obama statement - live stream | |
| Meanwhile, Obama is giving a statement in the White House. | Meanwhile, Obama is giving a statement in the White House. |
| Updated at 9.16pm AEST | |
| 9.00pm AEST12:00 | 9.00pm AEST12:00 |
| Full text of joint statement | Full text of joint statement |
| Here’s the full text of the joint statement: | Here’s the full text of the joint statement: |
| Today is an historic day. | Today is an historic day. |
| It is a great honour for us to announce that we have reached an agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue. | It is a great honour for us to announce that we have reached an agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue. |
| With courage, political will, mutual respect and leadership, we delivered on what the world was hoping for: a shared commitment to peace and to join hands in order to make our world safer. This is an historic day also because we are creating the conditions for building trust and opening a new chapter in our relationship. | With courage, political will, mutual respect and leadership, we delivered on what the world was hoping for: a shared commitment to peace and to join hands in order to make our world safer. This is an historic day also because we are creating the conditions for building trust and opening a new chapter in our relationship. |
| This achievement is the result of a collective effort. | This achievement is the result of a collective effort. |
| No one ever thought it would be easy. Historic decisions never are. But despite all twists and turns of the talks, and the number of extensions, hope and determination enabled us to overcome all the difficult moments. We have always been aware we had a responsibility to our generation and the future ones. | No one ever thought it would be easy. Historic decisions never are. But despite all twists and turns of the talks, and the number of extensions, hope and determination enabled us to overcome all the difficult moments. We have always been aware we had a responsibility to our generation and the future ones. |
| Thanks to the constructive engagement of all parties, and the dedication and ability of our teams, we have successfully concluded negotiations and resolved a dispute that lasted more than 10 years. | Thanks to the constructive engagement of all parties, and the dedication and ability of our teams, we have successfully concluded negotiations and resolved a dispute that lasted more than 10 years. |
| Many people brought these difficult negotiations forward during the last decade and we would like to thank all of them - as we would like to thank the International Atomic Energy Agency for its critical contribution and close cooperation as well as the Austrian government for the support and hospitality. | Many people brought these difficult negotiations forward during the last decade and we would like to thank all of them - as we would like to thank the International Atomic Energy Agency for its critical contribution and close cooperation as well as the Austrian government for the support and hospitality. |
| We, the EU High Representative for Foreign and Security policy and the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, together with the Foreign Ministers of the People´s Republic of China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States of America met here in Vienna, following several months of intensive work, at various levels and in different formats, to negotiate the text of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), based on the key parameters agreed in Lausanne on 2 April. | We, the EU High Representative for Foreign and Security policy and the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, together with the Foreign Ministers of the People´s Republic of China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States of America met here in Vienna, following several months of intensive work, at various levels and in different formats, to negotiate the text of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), based on the key parameters agreed in Lausanne on 2 April. |
| We have today agreed on the final text of this Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action | We have today agreed on the final text of this Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action |
| The E3/EU+3 and the Islamic Republic of Iran welcome this historic Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which will ensure that Iran’s nuclear programme will be exclusively peaceful, and mark a fundamental shift in their approach to this issue. They anticipate that full implementation of this Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action will positively contribute to regional and international peace and security. Iran reaffirms that under no circumstances will Iran ever seek, develop or acquire any nuclear weapons. | The E3/EU+3 and the Islamic Republic of Iran welcome this historic Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which will ensure that Iran’s nuclear programme will be exclusively peaceful, and mark a fundamental shift in their approach to this issue. They anticipate that full implementation of this Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action will positively contribute to regional and international peace and security. Iran reaffirms that under no circumstances will Iran ever seek, develop or acquire any nuclear weapons. |
| The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action includes Iran’s own long-term plan with agreed limitations on Iran’s nuclear program, and will produce the comprehensive lifting of all UN Security Council sanctions as well as multilateral and national sanctions related to Iran’s nuclear programme, including steps on access in areas of trade, technology, finance, and energy. | The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action includes Iran’s own long-term plan with agreed limitations on Iran’s nuclear program, and will produce the comprehensive lifting of all UN Security Council sanctions as well as multilateral and national sanctions related to Iran’s nuclear programme, including steps on access in areas of trade, technology, finance, and energy. |
| The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action comprises of a main text, and five technical annexes - on nuclear, sanctions, civil nuclear energy cooperation, a joint commission, and implementation. These documents are detailed and specific: that is important because all sides wanted clarity so as to ensure the full and effective implementation of the agreement. | The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action comprises of a main text, and five technical annexes - on nuclear, sanctions, civil nuclear energy cooperation, a joint commission, and implementation. These documents are detailed and specific: that is important because all sides wanted clarity so as to ensure the full and effective implementation of the agreement. |
| The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is a balanced deal that respects the interests of all sides. It is also complex, detailed and technical: we cannot fully summarise the agreement now. But the full main text and all its annexes will be made public still today and will be presented within the next few days by the E3+3 to the Security Council for endorsement. | The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is a balanced deal that respects the interests of all sides. It is also complex, detailed and technical: we cannot fully summarise the agreement now. But the full main text and all its annexes will be made public still today and will be presented within the next few days by the E3+3 to the Security Council for endorsement. |
| We know that this agreement will be subject to intense scrutiny. But what we are announcing today is not only a deal but a good deal. And a good deal for all sides – and the wider international community. | We know that this agreement will be subject to intense scrutiny. But what we are announcing today is not only a deal but a good deal. And a good deal for all sides – and the wider international community. |
| This agreement opens new possibilities and a way forward to end a crisis that has lasted for more than 10 years. We are committed to make sure this Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is fully implemented, counting also on the contribution of the International Atomic Energy Agency. | This agreement opens new possibilities and a way forward to end a crisis that has lasted for more than 10 years. We are committed to make sure this Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is fully implemented, counting also on the contribution of the International Atomic Energy Agency. |
| We call on the world community to support the implementation of this historic effort. | We call on the world community to support the implementation of this historic effort. |
| This is the conclusion of our negotiations, but this is not the end of our common work. We will keep doing this important task together. | This is the conclusion of our negotiations, but this is not the end of our common work. We will keep doing this important task together. |
| Updated at 9.02pm AEST | Updated at 9.02pm AEST |
| 8.56pm AEST11:56 | 8.56pm AEST11:56 |
| Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif begins to read the same statement given by Mogherini in Persian. “Don’t worry it’s the same statement” he said with a big smile. | Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif begins to read the same statement given by Mogherini in Persian. “Don’t worry it’s the same statement” he said with a big smile. |
| 8.54pm AEST11:54 | 8.54pm AEST11:54 |
| Mogherini says the final text has been agreed. It will ensure that Iran’s nuclear programme will be exclusively peaceful, she says. In return all UN sanctions against Iran will be lifted, she says. She says it is balanced deal that respects wishes of all sides. | Mogherini says the final text has been agreed. It will ensure that Iran’s nuclear programme will be exclusively peaceful, she says. In return all UN sanctions against Iran will be lifted, she says. She says it is balanced deal that respects wishes of all sides. |
| “We know that this deal with be subject to intense scrutiny,” she says and insists it is a “good deal”. We call on the world community to endorse the deal, she says. | “We know that this deal with be subject to intense scrutiny,” she says and insists it is a “good deal”. We call on the world community to endorse the deal, she says. |
| 8.51pm AEST11:51 | 8.51pm AEST11:51 |
| Mogherini says the talks have delivered what the world was waiting for. “This is a historic day”, she says. Despite twists and turns, hope and determination allowed us to overcome difficult moments, she says. We have solved a dispute that lasted more than 10 years, she says. | Mogherini says the talks have delivered what the world was waiting for. “This is a historic day”, she says. Despite twists and turns, hope and determination allowed us to overcome difficult moments, she says. We have solved a dispute that lasted more than 10 years, she says. |
| 8.47pm AEST11:47 | 8.47pm AEST11:47 |
| The foreign ministers are gathering for the family photo. They include European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Russian Foreign Minister Sergeis Lavrov, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, US Secretary of State John Kerry, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, and German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier. | The foreign ministers are gathering for the family photo. They include European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Russian Foreign Minister Sergeis Lavrov, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, US Secretary of State John Kerry, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, and German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier. |
| Updated at 8.48pm AEST | Updated at 8.48pm AEST |
| 8.42pm AEST11:42 | 8.42pm AEST11:42 |
| The post-agreement press conference of foreign ministers is about to get underway in Vienna. | The post-agreement press conference of foreign ministers is about to get underway in Vienna. |
| Meanwhile the former head of the IAEA Mohamed ElBaradei has also hailed the agreement as a triumph of diplomacy. | Meanwhile the former head of the IAEA Mohamed ElBaradei has also hailed the agreement as a triumph of diplomacy. |
| Dialogue focused on trust building & based on fairness ,respect & mutual security proven yet again only way to resolve conflicts. #IranDeal | Dialogue focused on trust building & based on fairness ,respect & mutual security proven yet again only way to resolve conflicts. #IranDeal |
| Updated at 8.44pm AEST | Updated at 8.44pm AEST |
| 8.35pm AEST11:35 | 8.35pm AEST11:35 |
| Full text? | Full text? |
| Russia’s foreign ministry has published what appears to be the full text of the deal, according to BuzzFeed. | Russia’s foreign ministry has published what appears to be the full text of the deal, according to BuzzFeed. |
| It runs to 159 pages. | It runs to 159 pages. |
| Updated at 8.39pm AEST | Updated at 8.39pm AEST |
| 8.32pm AEST11:32 | 8.32pm AEST11:32 |
| Peter Beaumont | Peter Beaumont |
| Israel continues to attack the deal in alarmist terms, writes Peter Beaumont. | Israel continues to attack the deal in alarmist terms, writes Peter Beaumont. |
| Naftali Bennett, education minister and leader of the far right Bayit Yehudi, like others makes a not so veiled comparison to Munich and appeasement. “The history books have been rewritten again today, and this period will be deemed particularly grave and dangerous.” | Naftali Bennett, education minister and leader of the far right Bayit Yehudi, like others makes a not so veiled comparison to Munich and appeasement. “The history books have been rewritten again today, and this period will be deemed particularly grave and dangerous.” |
| “Western citizens who get up for another day at work or school, are not aware of the fact that about half a trillion dollars has been transferred to the hands of a terrorist superpower, the most dangerous country in the world, who has promised the destruction of nations and peoples.” | “Western citizens who get up for another day at work or school, are not aware of the fact that about half a trillion dollars has been transferred to the hands of a terrorist superpower, the most dangerous country in the world, who has promised the destruction of nations and peoples.” |
| “Today it may be us, tomorrow it may reach every country in the form of suitcase bombs in London or New York. Israel has done everything possible to warn of danger and in the end it will follow its own interests and will do whatever it takes to defend itself.” | “Today it may be us, tomorrow it may reach every country in the form of suitcase bombs in London or New York. Israel has done everything possible to warn of danger and in the end it will follow its own interests and will do whatever it takes to defend itself.” |
| Meanwhile interior minister Silvan Shalom is equally hyperbolic. “You have to realise: even if they comply with every detail of the agreement, which is not at all clear, in ten years they will be completely free. They will able to produce a nuclear bomb, not one, but dozens and hundreds. | Meanwhile interior minister Silvan Shalom is equally hyperbolic. “You have to realise: even if they comply with every detail of the agreement, which is not at all clear, in ten years they will be completely free. They will able to produce a nuclear bomb, not one, but dozens and hundreds. |
| “Which of course will be an existential threat to the State of Israel and an existential threat to the entire region, and this will lead to an arms race by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, who will all have one thing in common maybe, that they will have missiles with nuclear warheads aimed at the State of Israel.” | “Which of course will be an existential threat to the State of Israel and an existential threat to the entire region, and this will lead to an arms race by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, who will all have one thing in common maybe, that they will have missiles with nuclear warheads aimed at the State of Israel.” |
| (Lest we forget Israel is estimated to have some 200 nuclear warheads.) | (Lest we forget Israel is estimated to have some 200 nuclear warheads.) |
| Like a number of other Israeli officials interviewed on and off the record Shalom makes clear that Israel’s solution was to squeeze Iran with sanctions to the edge of regime collapse or beyond. | Like a number of other Israeli officials interviewed on and off the record Shalom makes clear that Israel’s solution was to squeeze Iran with sanctions to the edge of regime collapse or beyond. |
| “If the sanctions had been stiffer, that would have helped of course and they would have ultimately dropped their nuclear program. | “If the sanctions had been stiffer, that would have helped of course and they would have ultimately dropped their nuclear program. |
| “Because if the choice was between losing power and developing nuclear weapons, they would have opted for holding onto their regime. And if the sanctions were much more intense then ultimately they would have realized that the very existence of their regime was in danger and then their choice would have been obvious.” | “Because if the choice was between losing power and developing nuclear weapons, they would have opted for holding onto their regime. And if the sanctions were much more intense then ultimately they would have realized that the very existence of their regime was in danger and then their choice would have been obvious.” |
| 8.27pm AEST11:27 | 8.27pm AEST11:27 |
| Iran analyst Tyler Cullis picks out the section of the deal about the resumption of imports and exports to Iran. There’s even a section on pistachios and caviar. | Iran analyst Tyler Cullis picks out the section of the deal about the resumption of imports and exports to Iran. There’s even a section on pistachios and caviar. |
| Here's the US trade sanctions to be lifted: pic.twitter.com/DtY05c7hIS | Here's the US trade sanctions to be lifted: pic.twitter.com/DtY05c7hIS |
| 8.22pm AEST11:22 | 8.22pm AEST11:22 |
| Details of the deal | Details of the deal |
| Ali Vaez, an Iran analysst for the International Crisis Group, appears to have got hold of a copy of the deal and is picking out highlights: | Ali Vaez, an Iran analysst for the International Crisis Group, appears to have got hold of a copy of the deal and is picking out highlights: |
| A very creative solution was found to deal w the arms embargo: restrictions on defensive arms will be lifted before those on offensive arms | A very creative solution was found to deal w the arms embargo: restrictions on defensive arms will be lifted before those on offensive arms |
| 800 Iranian individuals and entities will be delisted from the list of multilateral and international sanctions | 800 Iranian individuals and entities will be delisted from the list of multilateral and international sanctions |
| The UN ban on Iranian students ability to study nuclear physics will be lifted. Very positive ... | The UN ban on Iranian students ability to study nuclear physics will be lifted. Very positive ... |
| The IR-6 and IR-8 centrifuges will be tested at laboratory level in the first 8 years of the #IranDeal | The IR-6 and IR-8 centrifuges will be tested at laboratory level in the first 8 years of the #IranDeal |
| Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium will be partly sold on the international market, partly diluted, and partly converted into fuel | Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium will be partly sold on the international market, partly diluted, and partly converted into fuel |
| According to the #IranDeal the excess centrifuges will be stored on-site in Natanz | According to the #IranDeal the excess centrifuges will be stored on-site in Natanz |
| According to the #IranDeal, Iran has not allowed the IAEA to use remote streaming cameras at nuclear facilities | According to the #IranDeal, Iran has not allowed the IAEA to use remote streaming cameras at nuclear facilities |
| 8.16pm AEST11:16 | 8.16pm AEST11:16 |
| Prominent Iranian political figures have been giving their reaction. | Prominent Iranian political figures have been giving their reaction. |
| Related: Iran nuclear deal: political figures react to landmark agreement | Related: Iran nuclear deal: political figures react to landmark agreement |
| 8.13pm AEST11:13 | 8.13pm AEST11:13 |
| The UN’s secretary general Ban Ki-moon has hailed the deal as a victory for diplomacy. His office has just issued this statement: | The UN’s secretary general Ban Ki-moon has hailed the deal as a victory for diplomacy. His office has just issued this statement: |
| I warmly welcome the historic agreement in Vienna today and congratulate the P5+1 and Iran for reaching this agreement. This is testament to the value of dialogue. | I warmly welcome the historic agreement in Vienna today and congratulate the P5+1 and Iran for reaching this agreement. This is testament to the value of dialogue. |
| I know that an immense amount of work went into this, and I admire the determination and the commitment of the negotiators – as well as the courage of the leaders who approved the deal that was so painstakingly worked out by their teams in Vienna and elsewhere. | I know that an immense amount of work went into this, and I admire the determination and the commitment of the negotiators – as well as the courage of the leaders who approved the deal that was so painstakingly worked out by their teams in Vienna and elsewhere. |
| I hope – and indeed believe – that this agreement will lead to greater mutual understanding and cooperation on the many serious security challenges in the Middle East. As such it could serve as a vital contribution to peace and stability both in the region and beyond. | I hope – and indeed believe – that this agreement will lead to greater mutual understanding and cooperation on the many serious security challenges in the Middle East. As such it could serve as a vital contribution to peace and stability both in the region and beyond. |
| The United Nations stands ready to fully cooperate with the parties in the process of implementing this historic and important agreement. | The United Nations stands ready to fully cooperate with the parties in the process of implementing this historic and important agreement. |
| Updated at 8.14pm AEST | Updated at 8.14pm AEST |
| 8.08pm AEST11:08 | 8.08pm AEST11:08 |
| Netanyahu continues to attack the talks. Speaking at a press conference with his Dutch counterpart the Israeli PM said he had not heard a word of condemnation from those involved in the talks about Iran’s calls for Israel’s destruction. | Netanyahu continues to attack the talks. Speaking at a press conference with his Dutch counterpart the Israeli PM said he had not heard a word of condemnation from those involved in the talks about Iran’s calls for Israel’s destruction. |
| 8.03pm AEST11:03 | 8.03pm AEST11:03 |
| Mogherini tweets from the final closed plenary that the deal has really been done and the talks are now over. | Mogherini tweets from the final closed plenary that the deal has really been done and the talks are now over. |
| #IranTalks done. We have the agreement. #IranDeal | #IranTalks done. We have the agreement. #IranDeal |
| 8.01pm AEST11:01 | 8.01pm AEST11:01 |
| Sweden’s former prime minister Carl Bildt has urged Netanyahu to pipe down. | Sweden’s former prime minister Carl Bildt has urged Netanyahu to pipe down. |
| If Israel really believed that Iran was on the verge of acquiring nuclear weapons it should be the greatest supporter of today’s agreement. | If Israel really believed that Iran was on the verge of acquiring nuclear weapons it should be the greatest supporter of today’s agreement. |
| 7.53pm AEST10:53 | 7.53pm AEST10:53 |
| Obama to give statement at 7am EST | Obama to give statement at 7am EST |
| President Obama is due to give a statement on the deal in just over an hour. | President Obama is due to give a statement on the deal in just over an hour. |
| Breaking: @POTUS will deliver a statement on Iran at 7am Eastern time. #IranDeal pic.twitter.com/6U2MxA2si8 | Breaking: @POTUS will deliver a statement on Iran at 7am Eastern time. #IranDeal pic.twitter.com/6U2MxA2si8 |
| Meanwhile his Iranian counterpart is expected to get in their first. | Meanwhile his Iranian counterpart is expected to get in their first. |
| Will be addressing the nation shortly re #IranDeal pic.twitter.com/HZMFiJdZwc | Will be addressing the nation shortly re #IranDeal pic.twitter.com/HZMFiJdZwc |
| Updated at 7.56pm AEST | Updated at 7.56pm AEST |
| 7.49pm AEST10:49 | 7.49pm AEST10:49 |
| Iranian president Hassan Rouhani says the deal will open “new horizons” now that “this unnecessary crisis” has been resolved, AFP reports. | Iranian president Hassan Rouhani says the deal will open “new horizons” now that “this unnecessary crisis” has been resolved, AFP reports. |
| In a message on his Twitter account, Rouhani said the successful talks had shown “constructive engagement works.” | In a message on his Twitter account, Rouhani said the successful talks had shown “constructive engagement works.” |
| There can now be “a focus on shared challenges”, he added, alluding to Sunni Muslim extremists of the Islamic State group, who from their base in Iraq and Syria are launching attacks on both Shiite and Western targets worldwide. | There can now be “a focus on shared challenges”, he added, alluding to Sunni Muslim extremists of the Islamic State group, who from their base in Iraq and Syria are launching attacks on both Shiite and Western targets worldwide. |
| Since his election in 2013, Rouhani has sought to end the 13-year-old standoff with Western governments over Iran’s controversial nuclear programme - and with it the sanctions that have paralysed Iran’s economy. | Since his election in 2013, Rouhani has sought to end the 13-year-old standoff with Western governments over Iran’s controversial nuclear programme - and with it the sanctions that have paralysed Iran’s economy. |
| #IranDeal shows constructive engagement works. With this unnecessary crisis resolved, new horizons emerge with a focus on shared challenges. | #IranDeal shows constructive engagement works. With this unnecessary crisis resolved, new horizons emerge with a focus on shared challenges. |
| Updated at 7.59pm AEST | Updated at 7.59pm AEST |
| 7.45pm AEST10:45 | 7.45pm AEST10:45 |
| Saeed Kamali Dehghan | Saeed Kamali Dehghan |
| The deal represents a “major psychological boost” to Iran, according to Dr Hassan Hakimian, director of the London Middle East Institute at SOAS, University of London. | The deal represents a “major psychological boost” to Iran, according to Dr Hassan Hakimian, director of the London Middle East Institute at SOAS, University of London. |
| “Although sanctions relief will not mean the end of Iran’s economic woes, there is little doubt that, in the short term at least, announcing a comprehensive nuclear agreement will come as a major psychological boost to trade and investment flows within Iran as well as externally. | “Although sanctions relief will not mean the end of Iran’s economic woes, there is little doubt that, in the short term at least, announcing a comprehensive nuclear agreement will come as a major psychological boost to trade and investment flows within Iran as well as externally. |
| Iran’s potential benefit from this agreement can be likened to a ‘peace dividend’ from cessation of a period of hostility and economic isolation. The removal of some of the toughest restrictions against Iran’s economy will also offer European and Asian businesses a major new market especially in areas such as consumer goods as well as infrastructure, auto industry, tourism and hospitality.” | Iran’s potential benefit from this agreement can be likened to a ‘peace dividend’ from cessation of a period of hostility and economic isolation. The removal of some of the toughest restrictions against Iran’s economy will also offer European and Asian businesses a major new market especially in areas such as consumer goods as well as infrastructure, auto industry, tourism and hospitality.” |
| 7.42pm AEST10:42 | 7.42pm AEST10:42 |
| Israel continues its steady stream of criticism of the deal. | Israel continues its steady stream of criticism of the deal. |
| World powers have made far-reaching concessions in all areas that were supposed to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapons capability. | World powers have made far-reaching concessions in all areas that were supposed to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapons capability. |
| Peter Beaumont has more... | Peter Beaumont has more... |
| Related: Netanyahu denounces Iran nuclear deal but faces criticism from within Israel | Related: Netanyahu denounces Iran nuclear deal but faces criticism from within Israel |
| 7.38pm AEST10:38 | 7.38pm AEST10:38 |
| Related: Iran’s nuclear deal could allow its people to thrive again | Azadeh Moaveni | Related: Iran’s nuclear deal could allow its people to thrive again | Azadeh Moaveni |
| 7.34pm AEST10:34 | 7.34pm AEST10:34 |
| Here’s video of the remarks given by Mogherini and Zarif before they went into a final closed session. | Here’s video of the remarks given by Mogherini and Zarif before they went into a final closed session. |
| 7.31pm AEST10:31 | 7.31pm AEST10:31 |
| France’s foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, says the nuclear deal will be sufficiently solid for at least 10 years and that major powers would watch carefully how Iran uses money from the lifting of sanctions, Reuters reports. | France’s foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, says the nuclear deal will be sufficiently solid for at least 10 years and that major powers would watch carefully how Iran uses money from the lifting of sanctions, Reuters reports. |
| France’s stance “of constructive firmness enabled a sufficiently robust agreement, at least for the period of the first 10 years,” he told French daily Le Monde. “It is in this spirit that we will watch over its implementation.” | France’s stance “of constructive firmness enabled a sufficiently robust agreement, at least for the period of the first 10 years,” he told French daily Le Monde. “It is in this spirit that we will watch over its implementation.” |
| When asked whether he was concerned Iran could seek to destabilise the region using money it will receive from the lifting of sanctions he said: “It will be one of the tests and we will be extremely vigilant.” | When asked whether he was concerned Iran could seek to destabilise the region using money it will receive from the lifting of sanctions he said: “It will be one of the tests and we will be extremely vigilant.” |
| Fabius also said he did not think French firms would be penalised by Iran despite Paris’ perceived tough stance in the nuclear talks, adding that he may travel to Tehran. | Fabius also said he did not think French firms would be penalised by Iran despite Paris’ perceived tough stance in the nuclear talks, adding that he may travel to Tehran. |
| 7.31pm AEST10:31 | 7.31pm AEST10:31 |
| Matthew Weaver | Matthew Weaver |
| The key detail to watch out for in the deal is the inspection arrangements for suspect sites, according to Dennis Ross, a former adviser on Iran to both presidents Bush and Obama. | The key detail to watch out for in the deal is the inspection arrangements for suspect sites, according to Dennis Ross, a former adviser on Iran to both presidents Bush and Obama. |
| The US has been trying to secure “no notice” inspections of nuclear sites in the face of resistance from Iran. | The US has been trying to secure “no notice” inspections of nuclear sites in the face of resistance from Iran. |
| Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Ross outlined a number of questions he was seeking answers to in the small print of the agreement. He asked: “How much control do the Iranians have over that [inspections]? Are they able to affect the timing of that. When the Iranians talk about managed access [to those sites] does that mean that basically they are in a position to have time [discrepancy] to resist access to the site? The more we know about those questions the more comfortable I will be.” | Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Ross outlined a number of questions he was seeking answers to in the small print of the agreement. He asked: “How much control do the Iranians have over that [inspections]? Are they able to affect the timing of that. When the Iranians talk about managed access [to those sites] does that mean that basically they are in a position to have time [discrepancy] to resist access to the site? The more we know about those questions the more comfortable I will be.” |
| Former UN weapons inspectors Scott Ritter, who had warned that Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction in the runup to the Iraq war, says Iran has been right to resist “no notice” inspections. | Former UN weapons inspectors Scott Ritter, who had warned that Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction in the runup to the Iraq war, says Iran has been right to resist “no notice” inspections. |
| Writing in the London Review of Books he says: | Writing in the London Review of Books he says: |
| “Iran has been put in the impossible position of having to prove a negative. If it accepts inspections based on allegations it knows to be baseless, then it’s opening itself up to an endless cycle of foreign intrusion into its military and security infrastructure, and the inability of inspectors to discover something of relevance will only reinforce the belief that something is being hidden. We saw this happen before in Iraq, and the end result was a war based on flawed intelligence and baseless accusations that left many thousands dead and a region in turmoil.” | “Iran has been put in the impossible position of having to prove a negative. If it accepts inspections based on allegations it knows to be baseless, then it’s opening itself up to an endless cycle of foreign intrusion into its military and security infrastructure, and the inability of inspectors to discover something of relevance will only reinforce the belief that something is being hidden. We saw this happen before in Iraq, and the end result was a war based on flawed intelligence and baseless accusations that left many thousands dead and a region in turmoil.” |
| 7.20pm AEST10:20 | 7.20pm AEST10:20 |
| Saeed Kamali Dehghan | Saeed Kamali Dehghan |
| Saeed Kamali Dehghan has been gauging reaction from Iranian business leaders to the prospects of sanctions relief and an end to Iran’s international isolation. | Saeed Kamali Dehghan has been gauging reaction from Iranian business leaders to the prospects of sanctions relief and an end to Iran’s international isolation. |
| Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, who is organising a gathering of Iranian business leaders in Geneva in September, told him: | Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, who is organising a gathering of Iranian business leaders in Geneva in September, told him: |
| “In the near term, the economic uplift from the nuclear deal will be domestic. At a very basic level, the prospect of sanctions relief, will give Iranians the confidence to start thinking more long-term about their financial futures. The key change will be less spending and more saving and investment. For individuals this means growing a nest-egg. For companies this means investing in new employees or capital assets. Taken together, more private capital in Iran will be put towards productive ends, driving economic growth.” | “In the near term, the economic uplift from the nuclear deal will be domestic. At a very basic level, the prospect of sanctions relief, will give Iranians the confidence to start thinking more long-term about their financial futures. The key change will be less spending and more saving and investment. For individuals this means growing a nest-egg. For companies this means investing in new employees or capital assets. Taken together, more private capital in Iran will be put towards productive ends, driving economic growth.” |
| “With sanctions relief, foreign investment will begin to come online in the next 6-12 months. Major multinational corporations have already begun planning new or expanded business in Iran, where consumer-focused sectors like electronics, luxury, and the hospitality and leisure will provide the best near-term opportunities.” | “With sanctions relief, foreign investment will begin to come online in the next 6-12 months. Major multinational corporations have already begun planning new or expanded business in Iran, where consumer-focused sectors like electronics, luxury, and the hospitality and leisure will provide the best near-term opportunities.” |
| Amir Ali Handjani, an Iranian-American energy executive with extensive experience in the region said: | Amir Ali Handjani, an Iranian-American energy executive with extensive experience in the region said: |
| “Once the deal is announced there will be a period of time before it starts to be implemented. Its unclear if Iran will see tangible sanctions relief before Congress has weighed in and the UN Security Council resolution is passed. In the interim expect both the Iranian Rial and Tehran stock exchange to rally. Consumer confidence and domestic public sentiment will soar.” | “Once the deal is announced there will be a period of time before it starts to be implemented. Its unclear if Iran will see tangible sanctions relief before Congress has weighed in and the UN Security Council resolution is passed. In the interim expect both the Iranian Rial and Tehran stock exchange to rally. Consumer confidence and domestic public sentiment will soar.” |
| “I wouldn’t anticipated any major international financial institution or multi national conglomerate to rush into Iran because of an announcement of a nuclear deal. They will wait until that deal gets the approval of the US Congress and a resolution is passed by UN Security Council; even then they will be cautious. I would expect second and third tier firms to be first movers. They have less bureaucracy to manage and can be more nimble.” | “I wouldn’t anticipated any major international financial institution or multi national conglomerate to rush into Iran because of an announcement of a nuclear deal. They will wait until that deal gets the approval of the US Congress and a resolution is passed by UN Security Council; even then they will be cautious. I would expect second and third tier firms to be first movers. They have less bureaucracy to manage and can be more nimble.” |
| “In the meantime expect companies that are already doing business in Iran who have US Treasury (OFAC approval) and EU green light in the areas of humanitarian trade such as agriculture and pharmaceuticals to perhaps increase their exposure to the Iranian market. I would also expect Iran to aggressively pursue the purchase of new airplanes from the likes of Boeing and Airbus.” | “In the meantime expect companies that are already doing business in Iran who have US Treasury (OFAC approval) and EU green light in the areas of humanitarian trade such as agriculture and pharmaceuticals to perhaps increase their exposure to the Iranian market. I would also expect Iran to aggressively pursue the purchase of new airplanes from the likes of Boeing and Airbus.” |
| “In terms of Iran’s ability to sell crude, I think that is where we will see the most immediate loosening up of restrictions. Iran has between 40 and 50 million barrels of crude at sea. Expect this crude to come to the market in short order. They will start competing fiercely to regain market share that they have lost to their Persian Gulf neighbors. Unfortunately for Iran the timing couldn’t be worse. Oil prices are depressed and already their is a glut of oil on the market. Adding Iran’s crude will put further downward pressure on oil prices.” | “In terms of Iran’s ability to sell crude, I think that is where we will see the most immediate loosening up of restrictions. Iran has between 40 and 50 million barrels of crude at sea. Expect this crude to come to the market in short order. They will start competing fiercely to regain market share that they have lost to their Persian Gulf neighbors. Unfortunately for Iran the timing couldn’t be worse. Oil prices are depressed and already their is a glut of oil on the market. Adding Iran’s crude will put further downward pressure on oil prices.” |
| 7.09pm AEST10:09 | 7.09pm AEST10:09 |
| Zarif hails win-win deal | Zarif hails win-win deal |
| Zarif describes the agreement as a “win-win” solution but not perfect. He says the deal would open new horizons for dealing with serious problems that affect our international community. He added: “I believe this is a historic moment. We are reaching an agreement that is not perfect for anybody but is what we could accomplish. Today could have been the end of hope, but now we are starting a new chapter of hope.” | Zarif describes the agreement as a “win-win” solution but not perfect. He says the deal would open new horizons for dealing with serious problems that affect our international community. He added: “I believe this is a historic moment. We are reaching an agreement that is not perfect for anybody but is what we could accomplish. Today could have been the end of hope, but now we are starting a new chapter of hope.” |
| Mogherini said the agreements would “open the way to a new chapter in international relations” and show that diplomacy can overcome decades of tension. “This is a sign of hope for the entire world,” she said. | Mogherini said the agreements would “open the way to a new chapter in international relations” and show that diplomacy can overcome decades of tension. “This is a sign of hope for the entire world,” she said. |
| #IranTalks @FedericaMog: the decision we are going to take is much more than a nuclear deal.It can open a new chapter pic.twitter.com/Tm6KU1hZt0 | #IranTalks @FedericaMog: the decision we are going to take is much more than a nuclear deal.It can open a new chapter pic.twitter.com/Tm6KU1hZt0 |
| Ministers from the P5+1, the EU, and Iran this morning at the #IranTalksVienna. Final plenary about to start. pic.twitter.com/dkIC2vrR5n | Ministers from the P5+1, the EU, and Iran this morning at the #IranTalksVienna. Final plenary about to start. pic.twitter.com/dkIC2vrR5n |
| Updated at 7.21pm AEST | Updated at 7.21pm AEST |
| 6.55pm AEST09:55 | 6.55pm AEST09:55 |
| The foreign ministers who took part in the talks are gathering for a photo-call and possible press conference in Vienna. EU high representative Federica Mogherini and Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, are all smiles. | The foreign ministers who took part in the talks are gathering for a photo-call and possible press conference in Vienna. EU high representative Federica Mogherini and Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, are all smiles. |
| Updated at 7.37pm AEST | Updated at 7.37pm AEST |
| 6.48pm AEST09:48 | 6.48pm AEST09:48 |
| Iran’s state media are putting a positive spin on the deal by pointing out that Iran’s nuclear facilities will continue to operate. | Iran’s state media are putting a positive spin on the deal by pointing out that Iran’s nuclear facilities will continue to operate. |
| IRAN DEAL UPDATE Iran will maintain nuclear infrastructure, research & development on advanced centrifuges to go on pic.twitter.com/dVoGTbmH7S | IRAN DEAL UPDATE Iran will maintain nuclear infrastructure, research & development on advanced centrifuges to go on pic.twitter.com/dVoGTbmH7S |
| Updated at 7.21pm AEST | Updated at 7.21pm AEST |
| 6.45pm AEST09:45 | 6.45pm AEST09:45 |
| Peter Beaumont | Peter Beaumont |
| It is hard to see the Iran deal as anything except a comprehensive defeat for the Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, writes Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem. | It is hard to see the Iran deal as anything except a comprehensive defeat for the Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, writes Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem. |
| He has been singing from the same song sheet for two decades warning in catastrophic terms about the threat of a nuclear Iran but – when it came to the crunch – world powers chose to go with negotiations and a deal not with the Israeli prime minister’s dire warnings. | He has been singing from the same song sheet for two decades warning in catastrophic terms about the threat of a nuclear Iran but – when it came to the crunch – world powers chose to go with negotiations and a deal not with the Israeli prime minister’s dire warnings. |
| While Israeli officials have been at pains to say they will go ahead with their own strategy – including the usual warnings that a military option is still on the table – in reality it is hard to see that happening. | While Israeli officials have been at pains to say they will go ahead with their own strategy – including the usual warnings that a military option is still on the table – in reality it is hard to see that happening. |
| And despite a deal that appears far tougher than many had anticipated it is pretty clear now that no deal with Iran, no matter how tough, could ever satisfy Israel and certainly not Netanyahu. | And despite a deal that appears far tougher than many had anticipated it is pretty clear now that no deal with Iran, no matter how tough, could ever satisfy Israel and certainly not Netanyahu. |
| While the Israeli government has said it will continue fighting in the US Congress it is hard to see how that strategy will help Israel in the long run at a time when it is becoming ever more diplomatically isolated. | While the Israeli government has said it will continue fighting in the US Congress it is hard to see how that strategy will help Israel in the long run at a time when it is becoming ever more diplomatically isolated. |
| "Netanyahu's loneliness", a cartoon on the front page of @EtemadDaily in #Tehran on #IranTalks #IranTalksVienna pic.twitter.com/t7dbELlTWz | "Netanyahu's loneliness", a cartoon on the front page of @EtemadDaily in #Tehran on #IranTalks #IranTalksVienna pic.twitter.com/t7dbELlTWz |
| Updated at 7.21pm AEST | Updated at 7.21pm AEST |
| 6.36pm AEST09:36 | 6.36pm AEST09:36 |
| IAEA agrees 'roadmap' with Iran | IAEA agrees 'roadmap' with Iran |
| The office of Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, has tweeted pictures of Iranian officials signing a proposed ‘roadmap’ with the IAEA chief Yukiya Amano over nuclear inspections. | The office of Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, has tweeted pictures of Iranian officials signing a proposed ‘roadmap’ with the IAEA chief Yukiya Amano over nuclear inspections. |
| Just now, Iran and @iaeaorg agree to accelerate cooperation with aim to fully resolve all prior issues. #IranTalks pic.twitter.com/MjtKsfCvsO | Just now, Iran and @iaeaorg agree to accelerate cooperation with aim to fully resolve all prior issues. #IranTalks pic.twitter.com/MjtKsfCvsO |
| The IAEA confirmed the agreed road map. | The IAEA confirmed the agreed road map. |
| #IAEA & #Iran signed today a "Road-map for clarification of past & present outstanding issues regarding Iran's #nuclear program" #IranTalks | #IAEA & #Iran signed today a "Road-map for clarification of past & present outstanding issues regarding Iran's #nuclear program" #IranTalks |
| Reuters adds: | Reuters adds: |
| International Atomic Energy Agency signed a roadmap with Iran on Tuesday with the aim of resolving all outstanding questions it has about the country’s nuclear programme by the end of the year, the IAEA’s director general said on Tuesday. | International Atomic Energy Agency signed a roadmap with Iran on Tuesday with the aim of resolving all outstanding questions it has about the country’s nuclear programme by the end of the year, the IAEA’s director general said on Tuesday. |
| Future access to Iran’s Parchin military site, which the agency had repeatedly sought, is part of a separate arrangement, Yukiya Amano said. | Future access to Iran’s Parchin military site, which the agency had repeatedly sought, is part of a separate arrangement, Yukiya Amano said. |
| “By 15 December 2015, the director general will provide... the final assessment on the resolution of all past and present outstanding issues,” he added. | “By 15 December 2015, the director general will provide... the final assessment on the resolution of all past and present outstanding issues,” he added. |
| Updated at 7.22pm AEST | Updated at 7.22pm AEST |
| 6.17pm AEST09:17 | 6.17pm AEST09:17 |
| Julian Borger | Julian Borger |
| It looks like Reuters has broken the embargo on some of the details of the deal, writes Julian Borger from Vienna. | It looks like Reuters has broken the embargo on some of the details of the deal, writes Julian Borger from Vienna. |
| I can confirm that the conventional arms embargo will last another five years, and restrictions on ballistic missile technology will last eight years. | I can confirm that the conventional arms embargo will last another five years, and restrictions on ballistic missile technology will last eight years. |
| Under a complicated arrangement a violation could lead to the automatic “snapback” of sanctions within 65 days, if a dispute resolution process failed. | Under a complicated arrangement a violation could lead to the automatic “snapback” of sanctions within 65 days, if a dispute resolution process failed. |
| Updated at 7.27pm AEST | Updated at 7.27pm AEST |
| 6.15pm AEST09:15 | 6.15pm AEST09:15 |
| Netanyahu: 'bad deal of historic proportions' | Netanyahu: 'bad deal of historic proportions' |
| Peter Beaumont | Peter Beaumont |
| Reuters quotes Netanyahu saying this is a “bad deal of historic proportions”, which is is exactly what you would expect him to say, writes Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem. | Reuters quotes Netanyahu saying this is a “bad deal of historic proportions”, which is is exactly what you would expect him to say, writes Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem. |
| It is what the Israeli prime minister has been saying for months about the negotiations. The reality is that Netanyahu needs to present the deal as being uniquely awful as Israel’s strategy now will be to try and persuade Congress to block it. Indeed, the Israeli prime minister’s office has set up a task force to campaign to block the deal in Congress. | It is what the Israeli prime minister has been saying for months about the negotiations. The reality is that Netanyahu needs to present the deal as being uniquely awful as Israel’s strategy now will be to try and persuade Congress to block it. Indeed, the Israeli prime minister’s office has set up a task force to campaign to block the deal in Congress. |
| However, if Reuters’ earlier reports about provisions on the continued arms embargo and a 65-day snap-back to sanctions in the event of Iranian non-compliance are correct, it would seem to go some way towards meeting the objections of some Democrats, meaning Israel will face an uphill struggle. | However, if Reuters’ earlier reports about provisions on the continued arms embargo and a 65-day snap-back to sanctions in the event of Iranian non-compliance are correct, it would seem to go some way towards meeting the objections of some Democrats, meaning Israel will face an uphill struggle. |
| ידענו שהרצון לחתום על ההסכם חזק מכל דבר ולכן לא התחייבנו למנוע אותו, כן התחייבנו למנוע מאיראן להתחמש בנשק גרעיני וההתחייבות הזו בעינה עומדת. | ידענו שהרצון לחתום על ההסכם חזק מכל דבר ולכן לא התחייבנו למנוע אותו, כן התחייבנו למנוע מאיראן להתחמש בנשק גרעיני וההתחייבות הזו בעינה עומדת. |
| Updated at 7.23pm AEST | Updated at 7.23pm AEST |
| 6.12pm AEST09:12 | 6.12pm AEST09:12 |
| Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said the agreement was a “significant step forward”. Speaking in Vienna, he said provisions in the agreement would allow him to issue a report on the possible military dimension of Iran’s nuclear programme by 15 December 2015. | Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said the agreement was a “significant step forward”. Speaking in Vienna, he said provisions in the agreement would allow him to issue a report on the possible military dimension of Iran’s nuclear programme by 15 December 2015. |
| Updated at 7.24pm AEST | Updated at 7.24pm AEST |
| 5.57pm AEST08:57 | 5.57pm AEST08:57 |
| Britain’s former ambassador to Iran Sir Richard Dalton urged Israel to accept the deal. Speaking on the BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, he said: | Britain’s former ambassador to Iran Sir Richard Dalton urged Israel to accept the deal. Speaking on the BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, he said: |
| I don’t think it will unnerve Israel. They will have been expecting a deal like this for the best part of a year ... They have put intense pressure on for the toughest possible deal to be obtained. And I hope they will see when they dissect the details ... that this is an agreement that strengthens the security of all in the region including Israel. So it is a hard sell but President Obama and his fellow leaders have shown that they are willing to take the argument to their critics and its essential that they do that now.” | I don’t think it will unnerve Israel. They will have been expecting a deal like this for the best part of a year ... They have put intense pressure on for the toughest possible deal to be obtained. And I hope they will see when they dissect the details ... that this is an agreement that strengthens the security of all in the region including Israel. So it is a hard sell but President Obama and his fellow leaders have shown that they are willing to take the argument to their critics and its essential that they do that now.” |
| Updated at 7.24pm AEST | Updated at 7.24pm AEST |
| 5.49pm AEST08:49 | 5.49pm AEST08:49 |
| There’s been more disappointment from Israel. The deputy foreign minister, Tzipi Hotovely, accused western powers of surrendering to Iran. | There’s been more disappointment from Israel. The deputy foreign minister, Tzipi Hotovely, accused western powers of surrendering to Iran. |
| This agreement is a capitulation of historic proportions by the west to the Iran-led axis of evil. | This agreement is a capitulation of historic proportions by the west to the Iran-led axis of evil. |
| She added: “Israel will act with all means to try and stop the agreement being ratified.” | She added: “Israel will act with all means to try and stop the agreement being ratified.” |
| Updated at 7.26pm AEST | Updated at 7.26pm AEST |
| 5.35pm AEST08:35 | 5.35pm AEST08:35 |
| Reuters is reporting what it says are details of the agreement to be unveiled imminently. | Reuters is reporting what it says are details of the agreement to be unveiled imminently. |
| The Guardian has not yet been able to verify the specifics as mentioned here. | The Guardian has not yet been able to verify the specifics as mentioned here. |
| Reuters says: | Reuters says: |
| Iran has accepted a so-called “snapback” plan that will restore sanctions in 65 days if it violates a deal agreed with six world powers to curb the country’s nuclear programme, diplomats told Reuters on Tuesday. | Iran has accepted a so-called “snapback” plan that will restore sanctions in 65 days if it violates a deal agreed with six world powers to curb the country’s nuclear programme, diplomats told Reuters on Tuesday. |
| The diplomats said a UN arms embargo would remain in place for five years and UN missile sanctions would stay in place for eight years. | The diplomats said a UN arms embargo would remain in place for five years and UN missile sanctions would stay in place for eight years. |
| Updated at 7.27pm AEST | Updated at 7.27pm AEST |
| 5.34pm AEST08:34 | 5.34pm AEST08:34 |
| The key detail to watch out for in the deal is the inspection arrangements for suspect sites, according to Dennis Ross, a former adviser on Iran to both presidents Bush and Obama. | The key detail to watch out for in the deal is the inspection arrangements for suspect sites, according to Dennis Ross, a former adviser on Iran to both presidents Bush and Obama. |
| The US has been trying to secure “no notice” inspections of nuclear sites in the face of resistance from Iran. | The US has been trying to secure “no notice” inspections of nuclear sites in the face of resistance from Iran. |
| Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Ross outlined a number of questions he was seeking answers to in the small print of the agreement. He asked: “How much control do the Iranians have over that [inspections]? Are they able to affect the timing of that. When the Iranians talk about managed access [to those sites] does that mean that basically they are in a position to have time [discrepancy] to resist access to the site? The more we know about those questions the more comfortable I will be.” | Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Ross outlined a number of questions he was seeking answers to in the small print of the agreement. He asked: “How much control do the Iranians have over that [inspections]? Are they able to affect the timing of that. When the Iranians talk about managed access [to those sites] does that mean that basically they are in a position to have time [discrepancy] to resist access to the site? The more we know about those questions the more comfortable I will be.” |
| Former UN weapons inspectors Scott Ritter, who had warned that Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction in the runup to the Iraq war, says Iran has been right to resist “no notice” inspections. | Former UN weapons inspectors Scott Ritter, who had warned that Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction in the runup to the Iraq war, says Iran has been right to resist “no notice” inspections. |
| Writing in the London Review of Books he says: | Writing in the London Review of Books he says: |
| Iran has been put in the impossible position of having to prove a negative. If it accepts inspections based on allegations it knows to be baseless, then it’s opening itself up to an endless cycle of foreign intrusion into its military and security infrastructure, and the inability of inspectors to discover something of relevance will only reinforce the belief that something is being hidden. We saw this happen before in Iraq, and the end result was a war based on flawed intelligence and baseless accusations that left many thousands dead and a region in turmoil. | Iran has been put in the impossible position of having to prove a negative. If it accepts inspections based on allegations it knows to be baseless, then it’s opening itself up to an endless cycle of foreign intrusion into its military and security infrastructure, and the inability of inspectors to discover something of relevance will only reinforce the belief that something is being hidden. We saw this happen before in Iraq, and the end result was a war based on flawed intelligence and baseless accusations that left many thousands dead and a region in turmoil. |
| Updated at 7.27pm AEST | Updated at 7.27pm AEST |
| 5.32pm AEST08:32 | 5.32pm AEST08:32 |
| An Israeli cabinet minister has said the deal gives Iran a “licence to kill”. | An Israeli cabinet minister has said the deal gives Iran a “licence to kill”. |
| Miri Regev, culture and sports minister and a former military spokeswoman, said the deal was “bad for the free world [and] bad for humanity”. | Miri Regev, culture and sports minister and a former military spokeswoman, said the deal was “bad for the free world [and] bad for humanity”. |
| Regev called for further lobbying against the deal reached in Vienna and said the US Congress could still block it. | Regev called for further lobbying against the deal reached in Vienna and said the US Congress could still block it. |
| Updated at 7.28pm AEST | Updated at 7.28pm AEST |
| 5.28pm AEST08:28 | 5.28pm AEST08:28 |
| The National Iranian American Council has welcomed the deal. In a statement, president Trita Parsi said: | The National Iranian American Council has welcomed the deal. In a statement, president Trita Parsi said: |
| Today, diplomacy has triumphed and war is off the table. The United States and Iran have turned the tide on decades of enmity and instead have secured a nuclear deal that promises a better and brighter future … | Today, diplomacy has triumphed and war is off the table. The United States and Iran have turned the tide on decades of enmity and instead have secured a nuclear deal that promises a better and brighter future … |
| NIAC congratulates President Obama and President Rouhani, Secretary Kerry and foreign minister Zarif, and all of the diplomats that have showed the courage and confidence to undertake these negotiations for peacefully resolving the decades-old nuclear dispute. History will look kindly on their efforts. | NIAC congratulates President Obama and President Rouhani, Secretary Kerry and foreign minister Zarif, and all of the diplomats that have showed the courage and confidence to undertake these negotiations for peacefully resolving the decades-old nuclear dispute. History will look kindly on their efforts. |
| But the statement warns: | But the statement warns: |
| Our negotiators have done their job to win a strong nuclear deal that prevents an Iranian nuclear weapon, all the while avoiding a catastrophic war. Now is the time for Congress to do theirs. | Our negotiators have done their job to win a strong nuclear deal that prevents an Iranian nuclear weapon, all the while avoiding a catastrophic war. Now is the time for Congress to do theirs. |
| Make no mistake: if Congress rejects this good deal with Iran, there will be no better deal forthcoming and Congress will be left owning an unnecessary war. | Make no mistake: if Congress rejects this good deal with Iran, there will be no better deal forthcoming and Congress will be left owning an unnecessary war. |
| Updated at 7.28pm AEST | Updated at 7.28pm AEST |
| 5.22pm AEST08:22 | 5.22pm AEST08:22 |
| On timings, we now hear that EU officials have clarified that the formal announcement will be made at noon (Vienna time: that’s 10am GMT/11am BST/6am EDT/8pm AEST) at the press conference at the Austrian centre, and not at the plenary at the UN 90 minutes earlier. | On timings, we now hear that EU officials have clarified that the formal announcement will be made at noon (Vienna time: that’s 10am GMT/11am BST/6am EDT/8pm AEST) at the press conference at the Austrian centre, and not at the plenary at the UN 90 minutes earlier. |
| 5.16pm AEST08:16 | 5.16pm AEST08:16 |
| The Guardian’s Saeed Kamal Deghan says the deal will be welcomed in Iran: | The Guardian’s Saeed Kamal Deghan says the deal will be welcomed in Iran: |
| Today is a rare moment in a decade when Iranian people and their state are largely on one side together celebrating a national achievement. | Today is a rare moment in a decade when Iranian people and their state are largely on one side together celebrating a national achievement. |
| Although not by everybody: | Although not by everybody: |
| Not everyone is happy: ex-president Banisadr, speaking to me, echoes hardliners calling the expected deal a defeat for Iran and a surrender. | Not everyone is happy: ex-president Banisadr, speaking to me, echoes hardliners calling the expected deal a defeat for Iran and a surrender. |
| That’s Abolhassan Banisadr, first president of the Islamic Republic of Iran from 1980 to 1981. He now lives in exile near Paris. | That’s Abolhassan Banisadr, first president of the Islamic Republic of Iran from 1980 to 1981. He now lives in exile near Paris. |
| Updated at 7.29pm AEST | Updated at 7.29pm AEST |
| 5.10pm AEST08:10 | 5.10pm AEST08:10 |
| Details are emerging of possible details of the agreement – I should stress again that we have not yet seen the deal officially. | Details are emerging of possible details of the agreement – I should stress again that we have not yet seen the deal officially. |
| But the Guardian’s Julian Borger, who is in Vienna and has been following the years of twists and turns of the negotiations, sends this insight: | But the Guardian’s Julian Borger, who is in Vienna and has been following the years of twists and turns of the negotiations, sends this insight: |
| I understand the agreement involves arrangements for IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) inspections of suspect sites, including military sites, but it will be ‘managed access’, rather than the unfettered access reported by Reuters. | I understand the agreement involves arrangements for IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) inspections of suspect sites, including military sites, but it will be ‘managed access’, rather than the unfettered access reported by Reuters. |
| Managed access is envisaged under an IAEA additional protocol inspection regime. If the inspectors have reason to believe there is undeclared nuclear activity at a site, it would present its reasons for wanting to visit it. | Managed access is envisaged under an IAEA additional protocol inspection regime. If the inspectors have reason to believe there is undeclared nuclear activity at a site, it would present its reasons for wanting to visit it. |
| Some form of committee made up of representatives of a range of IAEA member states will adjudicate access. It would not be access ‘anywhere, any time’. | Some form of committee made up of representatives of a range of IAEA member states will adjudicate access. It would not be access ‘anywhere, any time’. |
| 5.00pm AEST08:00 | 5.00pm AEST08:00 |
| Confirmed: a deal has been agreed | Confirmed: a deal has been agreed |
| Julian Borger in Vienna confirms that an agreement has been secured: | Julian Borger in Vienna confirms that an agreement has been secured: |
| A comprehensive deal on Iran’s nuclear programme has been done, diplomats in Vienna said, bringing to an end a 12-year standoff that had threatened to trigger a new war in the Middle East. | A comprehensive deal on Iran’s nuclear programme has been done, diplomats in Vienna said, bringing to an end a 12-year standoff that had threatened to trigger a new war in the Middle East. |
| We will have more details as they emerge. | We will have more details as they emerge. |
| In the meantime, here is our latest full report: | In the meantime, here is our latest full report: |
| Related: Iran nuclear deal reached in Vienna | Related: Iran nuclear deal reached in Vienna |
| 4.49pm AEST07:49 | 4.49pm AEST07:49 |
| Reuters is reporting that an Iranian diplomat has confirmed to the news agency that a deal has been reached. | Reuters is reporting that an Iranian diplomat has confirmed to the news agency that a deal has been reached. |
| And according to Associated Press, a senior western diplomat also says an agreement has been reached. | And according to Associated Press, a senior western diplomat also says an agreement has been reached. |
| We are still waiting for official confirmation of this, but it is looking increasingly certain that the announcement in the next few hours will see the unveiling of an agreement on Iran’s nuclear transparency and the lifting of sanctions against Tehran. | We are still waiting for official confirmation of this, but it is looking increasingly certain that the announcement in the next few hours will see the unveiling of an agreement on Iran’s nuclear transparency and the lifting of sanctions against Tehran. |
| 4.44pm AEST07:44 | 4.44pm AEST07:44 |
| No sign of the foreign ministers yet so far this morning, but preparations are under way for their upcoming announcement: | No sign of the foreign ministers yet so far this morning, but preparations are under way for their upcoming announcement: |
| آماده سازی مرکز رسانهای وین؛ جایی که وزرای خارجه قرار است توافق هستهای را اعلام کنند #IranDealVienna pic.twitter.com/8ZBdlXdznr | آماده سازی مرکز رسانهای وین؛ جایی که وزرای خارجه قرار است توافق هستهای را اعلام کنند #IranDealVienna pic.twitter.com/8ZBdlXdznr |
| (Translation – courtesy of Bing, so shout in the comments below if something’s amiss – “Preparation of Media Center Vienna, where foreign ministers of the nuclear agreement are supposed to announce #IranDealVienna”). | (Translation – courtesy of Bing, so shout in the comments below if something’s amiss – “Preparation of Media Center Vienna, where foreign ministers of the nuclear agreement are supposed to announce #IranDealVienna”). |
| Update: thanks to Ali Foroughi below the line for this tweak to the translation: | Update: thanks to Ali Foroughi below the line for this tweak to the translation: |
| Preparation of Media Center Vienna, where foreign ministers of the nuclear agreement are supposed to announce | Preparation of Media Center Vienna, where foreign ministers of the nuclear agreement are supposed to announce |
| a bit of correction: Preparation of Media center in Vienna where foreign ministers are suppose to announce the nuclear agreement. | a bit of correction: Preparation of Media center in Vienna where foreign ministers are suppose to announce the nuclear agreement. |
| Updated at 7.31pm AEST | Updated at 7.31pm AEST |
| 4.35pm AEST07:35 | 4.35pm AEST07:35 |
| Rumours that the deal includes an agreement to allow inspections of Iranian military sites have been denounced by Iranian state TV, Associated Press reports: | Rumours that the deal includes an agreement to allow inspections of Iranian military sites have been denounced by Iranian state TV, Associated Press reports: |
| Iranian state television is rejecting the suggestion that military site inspections will be included in a final nuclear deal between the Islamic Republic and world powers. | Iranian state television is rejecting the suggestion that military site inspections will be included in a final nuclear deal between the Islamic Republic and world powers. |
| In a report early on Tuesday, state television said it was quoting a source close to Iranian nuclear negotiators as saying: “Some western media is resorting to propaganda aimed at implying that Iran’s red lines, including inspections to military sites, has not been observed in the final” deal. | In a report early on Tuesday, state television said it was quoting a source close to Iranian nuclear negotiators as saying: “Some western media is resorting to propaganda aimed at implying that Iran’s red lines, including inspections to military sites, has not been observed in the final” deal. |
| The report also said floating that idea was meant to make the deal look like a win for the west. | The report also said floating that idea was meant to make the deal look like a win for the west. |
| A senior diplomat earlier told the Associated Press that the draft final deal includes a compromise between Washington and Tehran that would allow United Nations inspectors to press for visits to Iranian military sites as part of their monitoring duties. | A senior diplomat earlier told the Associated Press that the draft final deal includes a compromise between Washington and Tehran that would allow United Nations inspectors to press for visits to Iranian military sites as part of their monitoring duties. |
| Updated at 7.31pm AEST | Updated at 7.31pm AEST |
| 4.22pm AEST07:22 | 4.22pm AEST07:22 |
| My colleague Julian Borger sends this additional update from Vienna: | My colleague Julian Borger sends this additional update from Vienna: |
| A formal statement and a photo-opp will be held at about 10.30am at Vienna’s UN centre, the headquarters of the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency). | A formal statement and a photo-opp will be held at about 10.30am at Vienna’s UN centre, the headquarters of the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency). |
| Then a full press conference will be held at the next door Austria Centre, a vast convention centre, at noon. | Then a full press conference will be held at the next door Austria Centre, a vast convention centre, at noon. |
| It is quite possible that before the press conference, presidents Obama and Rouhani will make their own statements in the capitals. | It is quite possible that before the press conference, presidents Obama and Rouhani will make their own statements in the capitals. |
| The announcements are likely to be wrapped up this morning, as Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov is reportedly keen to leave Vienna before noon. | The announcements are likely to be wrapped up this morning, as Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov is reportedly keen to leave Vienna before noon. |
| 4.11pm AEST07:11 | 4.11pm AEST07:11 |
| Confirmation of press conference today | Confirmation of press conference today |
| Marie Harf, senior adviser to the US secretary of state, John Kerry, has just confirmed that a plenary meeting of the P5+1 and Iran will take place at 10.30am local time (8.30am GMT, 9.30am BST, 4.30am EDT, 6.30pm AEST), followed by a press conference: | Marie Harf, senior adviser to the US secretary of state, John Kerry, has just confirmed that a plenary meeting of the P5+1 and Iran will take place at 10.30am local time (8.30am GMT, 9.30am BST, 4.30am EDT, 6.30pm AEST), followed by a press conference: |
| #IranTalks UPDATE: Final plenary of EU/P5+1 & Iran at 10:30 am Vienna time at UN. Will be followed by a press conference at Austrian Center. | #IranTalks UPDATE: Final plenary of EU/P5+1 & Iran at 10:30 am Vienna time at UN. Will be followed by a press conference at Austrian Center. |
| Updated at 7.32pm AEST | Updated at 7.32pm AEST |
| 4.04pm AEST07:04 | 4.04pm AEST07:04 |
| The other potential obstacle to any agreement reached today could be US Congress, reports the Guardian’s Washington Bureau chief, Dan Roberts: | The other potential obstacle to any agreement reached today could be US Congress, reports the Guardian’s Washington Bureau chief, Dan Roberts: |
| Any deal that reaches Congress between 10 July and 7 September is subject to a 60-day review period by lawmakers rather than the faster 30-day treatment it would receive if it landed outside the summer months. | Any deal that reaches Congress between 10 July and 7 September is subject to a 60-day review period by lawmakers rather than the faster 30-day treatment it would receive if it landed outside the summer months. |
| The White House remains confident it can persuade enough lawmakers to back what its negotiators come up with regardless of the length of the review period, but the added time is prompting both opponents and supporters of the deal to step up their lobbying efforts in anticipation of intense debate in Washington over whether it does enough to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. | The White House remains confident it can persuade enough lawmakers to back what its negotiators come up with regardless of the length of the review period, but the added time is prompting both opponents and supporters of the deal to step up their lobbying efforts in anticipation of intense debate in Washington over whether it does enough to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. |
| You can read the full report here: | You can read the full report here: |
| Related: Think the Iran nuclear talks are taking forever? Wait until Congress sees a deal | Related: Think the Iran nuclear talks are taking forever? Wait until Congress sees a deal |
| 3.47pm AEST06:47 | 3.47pm AEST06:47 |
| Not everyone will welcome a deal, when it comes. | Not everyone will welcome a deal, when it comes. |
| The Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, last week tweeted that Iran was more dangerous than Islamic State, and threatened to “take over the world”: | The Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, last week tweeted that Iran was more dangerous than Islamic State, and threatened to “take over the world”: |
| Iran's increasing aggression is more dangerous than that of ISIS, and the true goal of this aggression in the end is to take over the world. | Iran's increasing aggression is more dangerous than that of ISIS, and the true goal of this aggression in the end is to take over the world. |
| Netanyahu’s office has since opened a fresh Twitter account in his name in Farsi, with the stated aim of engaging the Iranian people directly. | Netanyahu’s office has since opened a fresh Twitter account in his name in Farsi, with the stated aim of engaging the Iranian people directly. |
| He has tweeted only twice so far from the @israelipm_farsi account, including this criticism of the Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani: | He has tweeted only twice so far from the @israelipm_farsi account, including this criticism of the Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani: |
| خامنهای گفته است ایران باید فارق از توافق با آمریکا مبارزه کند، در حالی که روحانی تظاهرات ابراز تنفر را رهبری میکند pic.twitter.com/eaP6EarwyX | خامنهای گفته است ایران باید فارق از توافق با آمریکا مبارزه کند، در حالی که روحانی تظاهرات ابراز تنفر را رهبری میکند pic.twitter.com/eaP6EarwyX |
| (A translation, courtesy of Associated Press: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “has said Iran should fight the US regardless of the agreement, while Rouhani leads demonstrations expressing hatred”.) | (A translation, courtesy of Associated Press: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “has said Iran should fight the US regardless of the agreement, while Rouhani leads demonstrations expressing hatred”.) |
| Netanyahu has lobbied against the prospective deal, saying it would leave too much of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure intact. On Monday, he accused world powers of being ready to make an agreement “at any price”. | Netanyahu has lobbied against the prospective deal, saying it would leave too much of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure intact. On Monday, he accused world powers of being ready to make an agreement “at any price”. |
| The Israeli defence minister, Moshe Yaalon, added that in the event of a “bad nuclear deal”, Israel would be forced to “defend itself, by itself”. | The Israeli defence minister, Moshe Yaalon, added that in the event of a “bad nuclear deal”, Israel would be forced to “defend itself, by itself”. |
| Updated at 7.33pm AEST | Updated at 7.33pm AEST |
| 3.30pm AEST06:30 | 3.30pm AEST06:30 |
| Claire Phipps | Claire Phipps |
| How did we get here? | How did we get here? |
| For those interested in the long, 12-year path to today’s expected agreement, take a look at this timeline, with its many mentions of deadlines set, missed and extended: | For those interested in the long, 12-year path to today’s expected agreement, take a look at this timeline, with its many mentions of deadlines set, missed and extended: |
| Related: Iran nuclear talks: timeline | Related: Iran nuclear talks: timeline |
| The so-called P5+1 – the foreign ministers of the US, UK, France, China and Russia (the five permanent members of the UN security council), plus Germany – have been engaged with the Iranian delegation in the latest bout of talks for 18 days now, including Tuesday morning’s last-minute negotiations. | The so-called P5+1 – the foreign ministers of the US, UK, France, China and Russia (the five permanent members of the UN security council), plus Germany – have been engaged with the Iranian delegation in the latest bout of talks for 18 days now, including Tuesday morning’s last-minute negotiations. |
| Talks have frequently continued late into the night; here’s a shot of the P5+1 looking surprisingly chipper a few hours ago: | Talks have frequently continued late into the night; here’s a shot of the P5+1 looking surprisingly chipper a few hours ago: |
| Smiles all around at P5+1 meeting in the early morning hours of July 14 #IranTalksVienna via @StateDept pic.twitter.com/pb8jJshp9Y | Smiles all around at P5+1 meeting in the early morning hours of July 14 #IranTalksVienna via @StateDept pic.twitter.com/pb8jJshp9Y |
| 3.19pm AEST06:19 | 3.19pm AEST06:19 |
| Matthew Weaver | Matthew Weaver |
| The New Yorker has a useful primer podcast on the talks and the regional and global implications. | The New Yorker has a useful primer podcast on the talks and the regional and global implications. |
| In it commentator Steve Coll pays tribute to how, during the talks, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has skilfully tried to reap the economic benefits of bringing Iran back in from the cold in the face of resistance from his hardline supporters in the security state. | In it commentator Steve Coll pays tribute to how, during the talks, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has skilfully tried to reap the economic benefits of bringing Iran back in from the cold in the face of resistance from his hardline supporters in the security state. |
| Robin Wright, joint fellow at the US Institute of Peace and Woodrow Wilson Center, said that for all the shortcomings of the deal, Iran will be prevented from achieving nuclear “break-out” for at least a year. | Robin Wright, joint fellow at the US Institute of Peace and Woodrow Wilson Center, said that for all the shortcomings of the deal, Iran will be prevented from achieving nuclear “break-out” for at least a year. |
| 3.10pm AEST06:10 | 3.10pm AEST06:10 |
| What happens when? | What happens when? |
| Julian Borger has this update on how the morning in Vienna is expected to pan out: | Julian Borger has this update on how the morning in Vienna is expected to pan out: |
| An announcement on the agreement would come on the 18th day of almost uninterrupted negotiations in Vienna, involving foreign ministers from seven countries and the EU’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini. | An announcement on the agreement would come on the 18th day of almost uninterrupted negotiations in Vienna, involving foreign ministers from seven countries and the EU’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini. |
| The ministers – from Iran, the US, UK, Russia, China, France and Germany – are expected to issue a statement and appear for a photo mid-morning, followed some time later by a press conference. | The ministers – from Iran, the US, UK, Russia, China, France and Germany – are expected to issue a statement and appear for a photo mid-morning, followed some time later by a press conference. |
| At some point the US president, Barack Obama, and his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, will make statements from their capitals. | At some point the US president, Barack Obama, and his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, will make statements from their capitals. |
| It is not clear how much of the estimated 100 pages of text, including five annexes, will be published on Tuesday. | It is not clear how much of the estimated 100 pages of text, including five annexes, will be published on Tuesday. |
| I’ll bring you clearer timings when we have them. | I’ll bring you clearer timings when we have them. |
| Updated at 7.33pm AEST | Updated at 7.33pm AEST |
| 2.59pm AEST05:59 | 2.59pm AEST05:59 |
| Opening summary | Opening summary |
| Claire Phipps | Claire Phipps |
| Welcome to live coverage on the expected announcement of a deal on the future of Iran’s nuclear programme after 17 days of negotiations in Vienna. | Welcome to live coverage on the expected announcement of a deal on the future of Iran’s nuclear programme after 17 days of negotiations in Vienna. |
| It’s important to stress that we cannot say for certain yet that there is a deal. Developments overnight in Vienna seem strongly to suggest that a breakthrough has been made, but we await a formal announcement. | It’s important to stress that we cannot say for certain yet that there is a deal. Developments overnight in Vienna seem strongly to suggest that a breakthrough has been made, but we await a formal announcement. |
| Talks continued late into Monday night in Vienna, past the midnight deadline. It’s currently 7am Tuesday there (5am GMT, 6am BST, 1am EDT, 3pm AEST). | Talks continued late into Monday night in Vienna, past the midnight deadline. It’s currently 7am Tuesday there (5am GMT, 6am BST, 1am EDT, 3pm AEST). |
| Journalists in Vienna have been asked to assemble to be transported to a press conference, due to take place later this morning. | Journalists in Vienna have been asked to assemble to be transported to a press conference, due to take place later this morning. |
| The Guardian’s diplomatic editor, Julian Borger, is in Vienna, from where he has been following every cough and spit of the negotiations for the last 17 days, and he’ll be providing further updates and commentary. | The Guardian’s diplomatic editor, Julian Borger, is in Vienna, from where he has been following every cough and spit of the negotiations for the last 17 days, and he’ll be providing further updates and commentary. |
| You can follow him on Twitter @julianborger. I’ll also post key updates @Claire_Phipps. | You can follow him on Twitter @julianborger. I’ll also post key updates @Claire_Phipps. |
| And I’ll be covering all the developments of the day here, live. | And I’ll be covering all the developments of the day here, live. |
| You can read Julian’s latest dispatch from Vienna here: | You can read Julian’s latest dispatch from Vienna here: |
| Related: Iran nuclear deal expected to be announced in Vienna | Related: Iran nuclear deal expected to be announced in Vienna |
| Updated at 7.34pm AEST | Updated at 7.34pm AEST |