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Last few �tough� nuclear issues in ministers hands: Iran
Only �a few� remaining hurdles need to be cleared to reach an unprecedented deal with Iran curtailing its nuclear programme, an Iranian official said Monday.

 
FM Zarif asks people to pray for nuclear team
FM Zarif has said that it is still unclear what will come out of the talks, adding that some differences remain unsettled between the two sides.

 
Zarif, Kerry proceed with nuclear talks on context of the deal
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and US Secretary of State John Kerry conferred on Monday morning on context of the nuclear deal.

 
IAEA delegation in Iran for talks: Iranian official
A five-member delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has arrived in Tehran for talks with Iranian officials, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi says.

 
70% progress in drafting technical annex to N-deal
A senior Iranian official said on Sunday that drafting the technical annex to the final nuclear agreement between Tehran and the 5+1 is nearing completion with only a few items left unresolved.

 
Pres. Rouhani due in Russia on Thu.
�President Hassan Rouhani will depart for Moscow on Thursday to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of Shanghai summit.

 
P5+1 Foreign ministers hold meeting on Iranian nuclear program
The foreign ministers of the P5+1 group are meeting in Vienna behind closed doors without representatives of Tehran.

 
Iran, P5+1 agree on steps in lifting sanctions, curbing nuke program
Iran and the P5+1 group of international negotiators approved the concept of parallel steps of anti-Tehran sanctions relief and Iran limiting its nuclear program, a senior source in Iranian delegation said on Monday.

 
Iran talks may have to be extended: Euronews
�In order to resolve the outstanding issues, nuclear talks between Iran and the six world powers may have to be extended, Euronews said on Monday.

 
Disputes over missiles and arms embargo hold up Iran talks
A dispute over U.N. sanctions on Iran�s ballistic missile program and a broader arms embargo were among issues holding up a nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers on Monday, the day before their latest self-imposed deadline.