Expecting an Iran deal, White House and Congress prepare to do battle
VIENNA — Negotiations between world powers and Iran over its nuclear program continued on Wednesday with hardly a murmur from diplomats as they ran through their thirteenth straight day at the effort.
Meetings, mostly between US and Iranian delegates, maintained pace and resulted in some progress, according to one State Department official, after a late evening of meetings the night before featured a series of tense exchanges.
One such moment, according to Russian press, saw the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, state her intention to depart the talks here in Austria’s capital. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif allegedly shot back a warning against “threatening” Iranians.
The Iranian delegation did not deny the incident, but in comment to its press corps, expressed Zarif’s respect for Mogherini and her foreign minister colleagues.