Kerry to join Iran nuclear talks in Vienna, says negotiators not looking for an extension on deadline

In Vienna, Kerry is going to “check in” on the high-level nuclear negotiations with Iran, said State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki. It is not yet determined how long he will stay in Vienna, leaving open the possibility that he might not remain until Monday’s deadline for a deal. Kerry is to meet with the U.S. negotiating team in Vienna late Thursday before scheduling meetings with other participants.

 

“We do want to get an agreement, but not just any agreement,” Kerry said Thursday after meeting in Paris with the Saudi and French foreign ministers. “We hope that the gaps that exist — and they do exist — can be closed. We hope we can define the finish line.”

 

Kerry had been expected to join the Vienna negotiations, but the timing of his arrival at the talks had been uncertain until shortly after he arrived in Paris after two days of similar meetings in London with his British and Omani counterparts.

 

With Monday’s deadline for a deal looming, Kerry has embarked on a frenzy of high-stakes diplomacy in a last-minute push to secure an agreement — or at least prevent the process from collapsing after talks were already extended once.

 

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