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VIENNA (AP) — Iran and the world powers with which it is negotiating in Vienna have extended those nuclear talks by a week.
The announcement comes as the U.N.'s nuclear agency prepares to announce that Iran has met a key condition -- by significantly reducing its supplies of enriched uranium that could be used for atomic weapons.
Iran's failure to comply would have severely undermined the negotiations aimed at reaching a comprehensive nuclear agreement. The goal is to curb Iran's nuclear program for a decade, in exchange for tens of billions of dollars in relief from international economic sanctions.
The State Department announced the extra days of talks only hours before the expiration of the target date for their completion.
By extending the deadline, nuclear restrictions that Iran agreed to some 20 months ago will remain in place -- along with slightly eased conditions for Iranian business with the world.
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152-a-04-(Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov SEHR'-gay LAHV'-rahf, with reporters at a photo op that included Secretary of State John Kerry, after an extension was announced)-"must be one"-Responding to a reporter's question at a photo op, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said he believes there will be a U.N Security Council resolution that enshrines a deal on Iran's nuclear program -- if and when negotiators reach an agreement. (30 Jun 2015)
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151-c-11-(Matt Lee, AP correspondent)-"for some countries"-AP correspondent Matt Lee reports the International Atomic Energy Agency will say, in a report due Wednesday, that Iran has significantly reduced its stockpile of enriched uranium that could be used for atomic weapons. (30 Jun 2015)
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149-c-14-(Matt Lee, AP correspondent)-"a comprehensive agreement"-AP correspondent Matt Lee reports international negotiators working to finalize a nuclear agreement with Iran have given themselves another seven days to reach an agreement. ((refers to "midnight tonight" meaning Tuesday into Wednesday)) (30 Jun 2015)
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APPHOTO XRZ105: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Palais Coburg where closed-door nuclear talks with Iran take place in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. World powers and Iran extended their Tuesday deadline for a comprehensive nuclear agreement until July 7. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak) (30 Jun 2015)
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APPHOTO XRZ102: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, arrives at the Palais Coburg where closed-door nuclear talks with Iran take place in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Talks continued Tuesday on Iran's nuclear program. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak) (30 Jun 2015)
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