![IRAN-NUCLEAR/ Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (C), Head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi and Hossein Fereydoon (R), brother and close aide to President Hassan Rouhani meet with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (not pictured) at a hotel in Vienna, Austria July 3, 2015. A year and half of nuclear talks between Iran and major powers were creeping towards the finish line on Friday as negotiators wrestled with sticking points including questions about Tehran's past atomic research. R](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2016/06/RTX1IXGY.jpg/RTX1IXGY.jpg?h=5021389d&itok=dyBmD9AE)
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