Iran official: framework deal welcomed - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ali Hashem

Ali Hashem

Apr 8, 2015

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (centre L), U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (centre R) and European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini (2nd R) arrive to deliver statements after nuclear talks at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne) April 2, 2015. Iran and world powers reached a framework on curbing Iran's nuclear programme at marathon talks in Switzerland on Thursday that will allow further negotiations towards a final agreement. — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, US Secretary of State John Kerry and European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini arrive to deliver statements after nuclear talks at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland, April 2, 2015. — REUTERS/Brendan Smialowski

Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Javad Zarif takes part in a joint press conference with his Armenian counterpart in Yerevan on January 27, 2015, during his visit in Armenia. AFP PHOTO / KAREN MINASYAN (Photo credit should read KAREN MINASYAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Iranian nuclear negotiators face further criticism

A correspondent in Tehran

A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif gestures as he speaks during a news conference at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne) on April 2, 2015, after Iran nuclear program talks finished with extended sessions. Iran and world powers reached a framework agreement on Thursday on curbing Iran's nuclear programme for at least a decade after eight days of marathon talks in Switzerland. The tentative agreement clears the way for talks on a future comprehensi

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (2nd R) meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (2nd L) at a hotel in Vienna, Austria June 27, 2015. Senior U.S. and Iranian officials said much hard work still needs to be done to bridge significant differences on an agreement to curb Iran's nuclear programme. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RTX1I13O

Zarif travels to Iran after nuclear talks with Kerry

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry holds a briefing on the "2014 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices" at the State Department in Washington June 25, 2015. Kerry will fly to Vienna on Friday to take part in Iran nuclear talks ahead of a self-imposed June 30 deadline, U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby said in a statement. REUTERS/Gary Cameron - RTR4YYCY

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