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Official: No talks of two, three page nuclear accord
A senior member of Iran nuclear negotiations team Majid Takht Ravanchi said there were no talks of a two-three page nuclear document during the talks.

Iran FM due to hold bilateral meetings with German, French counterparts
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is due to hold bilateral meetings with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius here on Saturday afternoon.

France’s Laurent Fabius seeks ‘robust’ nuclear deal with Iran
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Saturday said he hopes a “robust” nuclear agreement can be sealed with Iran but that any deal must include real transparency on Iran’s future nuclear activities and a control mechanism to ensure Tehran sticks by its promises.

 
Iran nuclear deal close, but ‘not quite there yet’ – German FM
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that Iran and the six major world powers are making progress on a nuclear deal but they are “not quite there yet”.

 
Iran, P5+1 yet to solve technical issues as nuclear talks enter day three
The director of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, said that Iran and the P5+1 group still have to come to a common understanding of nuclear program issue.

 
Minister: Iran ready to boost daily oil export to 1m barrels
Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said Iran is ready to increase its oil export to one million barrels a day once sanctions against the country are lifted.

 
Serious will required to curb violence in Middle East: UN envoy
 Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations Gholamali Khoshroo condemned sectarian and ethnically-motivated violence sweeping the Middle East saying fighting the menace demands serious and comprehensive determination.

 
Nuclear sanctions, R&D are disputed issues: Official
A senior member of Iranian negotiating team said there has been some progress in the nuclear talks during the past three days, but there are still some differences on anti-Iran sanctions and nuclear research and development.

 
Iran at the heart of Egypt’s Arab Summit
The headline agenda of the Arab Summit, opening today in Sharm El-Sheikh, is almost entirely focused on Iran’s expanding regional influence amid grave developments in Yemen and Saudi fears.

Obama, Merkel committed to reaching deal with Iran
The White House announced that Obama and Merkel discussed over the telephone the ongoing negotiations with Iran concerning its nuclear program, and reaffirmed their readiness to reach a long-term deal.